taunt
/tɔ:nt; tɔnt/ v[Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (with sth) try to provoke sb with scornful or critical remarks; jeer at sb 试图以嘲笑或批评惹恼某人; 嘲弄某人
They taunted him with cowardice/with being a coward. 他们讥笑他胆怯[是胆小鬼]. taunt, n (often pl 常作复数) taunting remark 嘲弄的言语; 嘲笑; 讥讽
ignoring the taunts of the opposition 不理睬对方的嘲笑.