1. vt. & vi.愚弄，嘲弄　 make fun of; ridicule (especially by copying in a funny or contemptuous way)
2. vt. & vi.使受挫折　 defy contemptuously

　～ the attempts　努力遭到失败
　～ the blind man　愚弄盲人
　～ the invaders　使入侵者无法攻入
　～ maliciously　恶意嘲笑
　～ at sb's fears　嘲笑某人的恐惧
　～ at sb's mistakes in English　取笑某人在英语上的错误
　～ at sb's religious beliefs　嘲笑某人的信仰
　～ at one's works　嘲弄某人的作品

　The pupil did his best, and the teacher was wrong to mock.　这学生尽了最大努力，老师对他进行嘲弄是不对的。
　He went to church only to mock.　他去教堂只想嘲笑宗教。
　It's wrong to mock cripples.　嘲弄跛子是不道德的。
　He made the other boys laugh by mocking the way the teacher spoke and walked.　他学那个老师说话和走路的样子使其余的男生都笑了起来。
　The writings of Swift mocked the follies of his age.　斯威夫特的作品嘲弄了他那个时代的愚人。
　The strong fortress mocked the invaders.　坚强的堡垒使入侵者无法攻入。
　For 5 years this small country has mocked the strength of the powerful nation with which it is at war.　五年来这个小国虽与大国作战，但却能使对方无法占到便宜。
　The river mocked all the enemy's efforts to cross.　敌人做了一切努力还是没有过河。
　The heavy steel doors mocked the attempts of the thieves to open the safe.　厚重的铁门使盗贼开启保险箱的企图无法得逞。
　She mocked him as a country boy.　她嘲笑他是个乡下孩子。

 ♣ mock at　(v.+prep.)
　取笑，嘲弄　make fun of; make unkind remarks about sb/sth
　They mocked at my fears.　他们嘲笑我的恐惧。
　It's rude and cruel to mock at a foreign student's mistakes in English.　取笑外国学生在英语上的错误是既无礼又欠仁厚的。
　You shouldn't mock at other people's religious beliefs.　你不应该嘲笑别人的信仰。
 ♣ mock up　(v.+adv.)
　仿制　make a copy of sth, usually the same size but not use the proper materials
　〔说明〕 mock up常不用于进行体。
　As we can't have the hall till the night of the performance, we can mock up a model of the actual stage for the company to practise on.　鉴于那晚演出前我们用不上大厅，我们可以照大厅的舞台的样子搭一个舞台，让剧团排练。
　Have you had experience in mocking up a page?　你装扮过听差吗?

 ♣ mock, deride, ridicule, taunt
　这组词都有“嘲弄”的意思。它们的区别是：mock指通过模仿别人的言行来“嘲弄”别人；deride指带有轻蔑地“嘲弄”; ridicule指开玩笑，出于善意或恶意均可；taunt指带有责骂、侮辱很不友好的“嘲笑”。

A 仿制的；模拟的not real but very similar (to the real thing); pretended

　mock　用作形容词时没有比较等级。

　～ horror　假装害怕

　He threw up his hands in mock horror.　他扬起双手假装害怕。
　The students have done mock A levels at school.　学生们在学校参加过高级模拟考试。