mock

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Hài nhục, chế giễu

BrE /mɒk/ AmE /mɑːk/

verb / noun en → vi

1 TEASE/HUMILIATE [transitive] B1

Hài nhục, chế giễu

to laugh at someone or something in a way that is unkind and shows that you think they are stupid, weak, etc.

  • mock somebody/something

Collocations mock someone's appearance · mock someone's ideas

  • He was mocked for his strange hairstyle.

    Anh ta bị chế giễu vì kiểu tóc kỳ lạ của mình.

2 IMITATE/SATIRIZE [transitive] B2

Mô phỏng, chế giễu

to copy the way someone speaks or behaves in order to make people laugh because it is funny, especially when you do this to show that you think they are stupid or silly.

  • mock somebody/something

Collocations mock someone's accent · mock a situation

  • She mocked his Scottish accent.

    Cô ấy đã mô phỏng giọng nói Scotland của anh ta để làm trò cười.

3 FAKE/IMITATE [transitive] C1

Mô phỏng giả mạo

to copy something that is real or true, but in a way that is not sincere or honest.

  • mock something

Collocations mock an exam · mock a meeting

  • They mocked the election process.

    Họ đã mô phỏng một cách giả mạo quá trình bầu cử.

4 SATIRE [noun] C1

Trò cười chế giễu

a play, film, etc. that makes fun of people or things in a clever way.

  • a mock something

Collocations mock trial · mock interview

  • The play was a mock trial.

    Cuộc kịch đó là một trò cười chế giễu phiên tòa.