sarcasm

英 [ˈsɑːkæzəm] 美 [ˈsɑːrkæzəm]

n.  讽刺; 嘲讽; 挖苦

复数:sarcasms

考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.12625 / COCA.13455



牛津词典

noun

  1. 讽刺;嘲讽;挖苦
    a way of using words that are the opposite of what you mean in order to be unpleasant to sb or to make fun of them
    1. ‘That will be useful,’ she snapped with heavy sarcasm (= she really thought it would not be useful at all) .
      “还真有用咧。”她狠狠挖苦道。
    2. a hint/touch/trace of sarcasm in his voice
      他话语中暗含 / 略带 / 流露的嘲讽腔调

柯林斯词典

  1. N-UNCOUNT 讽刺;嘲笑;挖苦
    Sarcasm is speech or writing which actually means the opposite of what it seems to say. Sarcasm is usually intended to mock or insult someone.
    1. 'What a pity,' Graham said with a hint of sarcasm...
      “太遗憾了,”格雷厄姆略带挖苦地说道。
    2. His voice was heavy with sarcasm...
      他的话语里明显有讽刺意味。
    3. Fred ignored the sarcasm.
      弗雷德对讽刺挖苦置之不理。

双语例句

  1. His voice was dripping with sarcasm.
    他的话里满是讥讽。
  2. He was sensitive and highly-strung, and she had always tried to shield him from his father's sarcasm and violence.
    他很敏感,脆弱,她一直设法保护他免遭他父亲的冷嘲热讽和拳打脚踢。
  3. He didn't intend any sarcasm
    他没有任何讽刺的意思。
  4. Keith hoped the obvious sarcasm would have its intended effect
    基思希望这一明显的讽刺能达到预期的效果。
  5. 'What a pity,' Graham said with a hint of sarcasm
    “太遗憾了,”格雷厄姆略带挖苦地说道。
  6. His voice was heavy with sarcasm
    他的话语里明显有讽刺意味。
  7. Fred ignored the sarcasm.
    弗雷德对讽刺挖苦置之不理。
  8. She squelched them with biting sarcasm.
    她用尖刻的挖苦话使人哑口无言。
  9. She was given to using bitter sarcasm.
    她惯于用尖酸刻薄语言挖苦人。
  10. Her sarcasm wounded his vanity.
    她挖苦的语言刺伤了他的虚荣心。
  11. I can't stand such taunts ( or sarcasm).
    我受不了这种讽刺。
  12. Heavy sarcasm. I realized I had stopped walking again.
    天大的讽刺,我意思到自己又停下了脚步。
  13. I really thought my sarcasm was easier to read.
    我真的认为我的讽刺很容易理解。
  14. Yeah, and I can detect that note of sarcasm there, frank.
    你在讽刺我啊,我感觉得到,弗兰克。
  15. We caught a glimpse of the monarch. I caught a hint of sarcasm in your response.
    我们只瞥了国王一眼。从你的反应中我感到了一些讽刺的意味真诚的化解敌意的一瞥。
  16. A few months of this and I'd forget how to use sarcasm.
    这样过几个月,我肯定会忘了要怎么讽刺了。
  17. That you are a very, very terrifying monster," I said, my sarcasm marred ".
    我说,你是个非常,非常可怕的怪物。
  18. Thanks for your sarcasm.
    谢谢你的讽刺。
  19. William: And this raises an important point about sarcasm.
    这体现了讽刺的另一个重要特性。
  20. His irony is not mean but the systematic combination of humor and sarcasm.
    他的讽刺不是毒辣的,是幽默和讽刺的有机结合。
  21. Maybe you provoked him with sarcasm.
    也许是你的挖苦刺激了他。
  22. He could shatter airs and "respectability" with deadly sarcasm.
    他能以无情的讽刺来粉碎派头和体面。
  23. She often squelches others with biting sarcasm.
    她经常用尖刻的挖苦话压服别人。
  24. Faria replied to this sarcasm with a glance of profound contempt.
    法里亚以极其轻蔑的一瞥回敬了这句讽刺他的话。
  25. His voice was just a little harder now, a hint of sarcasm marring his polite tone.
    他的声音听起来生硬了些,一丝讽刺破坏了他礼貌的语气。
  26. Dark's voice was not loud, but it carried a wealth of fury and sarcasm.
    黑暗的声音不是大声的,但是它传达了很多的愤怒和挖苦。
  27. I no longer have to tolerate your sarcasm.
    我不用再忍受你的讽刺挖苦了。
  28. Our parents may have used sarcasm, nagging, or open hostility when problems got to the boiling point.
    当问题到达沸点时,我们的父母也许是用挖苦,挑剔,或公开的敌意。
  29. Lizzie: You ruin his chances, yet treat him with sarcasm.
    你毁了他的机会,现在更讽刺他。
  30. Lucy flashed her disapproval of the sarcasm in David's voice, but Tom seemed not to notice.
    露西给大卫使了个眼色,不赞成他那讥讽的口气,但汤姆好象根本没有注意到。

同义词辨析

  sarcasm irony satire【导航词义:讽刺】

  sarcasm n. 讽刺,挖苦

〔辨析〕指以口头或书面的方式说出的与实际意思相反的话语,表示对他人尖刻的挖苦、蔑视或恼怒。

〔例证〕
'Good of you to arrive on time,' Jim said, with heavy sarcasm.
“你到得真准时呀。”吉姆说道,话语里带着强烈的讽刺。
He always spoke with a trace of sarcasm.
他说话总是带着一丝挖苦的味道。

  irony n. 冷嘲,讽刺,反语

〔辨析〕主要指表面的话语和实际的意思相反,常具有幽默或逗乐的作用。

〔例证〕
She spoke to him with irony in her voice.
她语气嘲讽地对他说话。
Her writing contains a hint of irony.
她的作品带有一丝嘲讽意味。

  satire n. 讽刺,讥讽

〔辨析〕多指以幽默方式对势利、愚蠢、罪恶等世态所作的嘲讽。

〔例证〕
Satire is often a form of protest against injustice.
讽刺往往是一种对不公正进行抗议的形式。
His works are characterized by humour and biting satire.
他的作品以幽默和尖锐的讽刺为特色。