to scoff at的意思|示意

It is easy to scoff at the idea of an arms firm preaching ethics, particularly one that is still making money from deals concluded before its squeaky-clean rules were put in place.

要嘲笑一个军火商去鼓吹道德是很容易的，尤其是这个公司在实施它一尘不染的规定之前达成的那些交易还在挣钱的时候。

Cynics might scoff at GE's unwieldy "-magination" suffix, but it seems to have some kind of hidden mojo.

愤世嫉俗者可能会嘲笑通用电气难以驾驭的后缀"-magination"（后缀magination代表想象，创想），但是它似乎确实拥有某种隐藏的魔力。

I used to scoff at the idea of minute rice. I mean, are we really in such a rush that we can't wait, like, 10 minutes for a regular old bowl of rice?

我曾嘲笑过“速食大米”，难道我们真忙到连花十分钟等一碗米饭的时间都没有了吗？

It's wrong to scoff at other people's beliefs.

嘲笑别人的信仰是不对的。

But their precise production process is nothing to scoff at.

但是它们精确的生产过程无可挑剔。

They scoff at others who travel too quickly or to places they deem not off-the-beaten-path enough.

他们瞧不起其他游得太快或是游览那些他们认为还不够与众不同的景点。