ridicule
/ˈrɪdɪkju:l; `rɪdɪkjul/ n[U]
(process of) making sb/sth appear foolish or absurd; scorn 嘲弄; 戏弄; 嘲笑: incur ridicule 遭受嘲弄
attempt to escape ridicule 力图避免他人耻笑
be held up to ridicule 被嘲弄
He's become an object of ridicule, ie People say he is foolish/absurd. 他成了大家嘲笑的对象. ridicule, v [Tn]
make fun of (sb/sth); mock 嘲弄 （某人[某事物]）; 嘲笑
The opposition ridiculed the government's proposals, saying they offered nothing new. 反对派揶揄政府的建议, 说成是老调重弹.