新GRE詞匯:flout

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flout:輕視;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.嘲弄性不理會,蔑視: to treat with contemptuous disregard
    【例】 flout the academic norm by plagiarizing 通過抄襲來蔑視學(xué)術(shù)規(guī)范
    【近】 despise, disregard, gibe, sneer, taunt
    【反】 respect, revere, venerate 尊敬=taunt:challenge 輕視:忽視=嘲弄:蔑視