挖苦

wā kǔ

HSK 7–9

Meaning

用尖酸刻薄的话讥笑他人。

To ridicule or sarcastically mock someone with harsh, sharp words.

用于形容用恶意或讽刺的言辞伤害别人，通常带有贬义。

Used to describe speaking to someone in a malicious or sarcastic way to hurt their feelings, usually negative.

1 他总爱挖苦别人，所以没什么朋友。 (He always likes to sarcastically mock others, so he doesn't have many friends.)
2 老师挖苦他说：‘就你这水平还想去比赛？’ (The teacher sarcastically said to him: 'With your level, you still want to compete?')
3 她听到同事挖苦自己的穿着，心里很不舒服。 (She felt very uncomfortable hearing her colleague mock her outfit.)
4 别挖苦我了，我知道自己做得不够好。 (Stop making sarcastic remarks about me; I know I didn't do well enough.)
5 他挖苦的语气让人听了很不舒服。 (His sarcastic tone makes people feel very uncomfortable.)

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