flout: 轻视; to treat with contemptuous disregard
1) to neglect or treat with scorn
2) to mock or jeer
3) to demonstrate contempt for, as in a rule or convention
Synonyms: distain, disregard, insult
flout : disregard
Do not flout an opponent if you believe in fair play.
She showed her disrespect for her teachers by flouting their rules.
【考法 1】n./v. 嘲弄性不理会,蔑视: to treat with contemptuous disregard
【例】 flout the academic norm by plagiarizing 通过抄袭来蔑视学术规范
【近】 despise, disregard, gibe, sneer, taunt
【反】 respect, revere, venerate 尊敬
= taunt : challenge 轻视:忽视=嘲弄:蔑视
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