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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