English主要词典
mockery
Universal Words
noun
1 [U] comments or actions that are intended to make sb/sth seem ridiculous:
She couldn't stand any more of their mockery. * His smile was full of mockery. * The government has left itself open to mockery and ridicule.
2 [sing.] (disapproving) an action, a decision, etc. that is a failure and that is not as it is supposed to be:
It was a mockery of a trial.
IDIOMS
make a mockery of sth to make sth seem ridiculous or useless:
The trial made a mockery of justice.