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 今天我们要学的词是 flout¹.

 

flout 的意思是蔑视、藐视。 Almost two dozen former Polish ambassadors are telling U.S. President Donald Trump² that Poland's democracy is at risk, and are urging him to pressure the country's government to respect human rights and stop flouting³ the constitution. 近二十几名前波兰大使告诉美国总统特朗普，波兰民主面临危险，并敦促他向波兰政府施压，要求他们尊重人权，不许藐视宪法。

 

The Haryana State Pollution Control Board in India has given notices to private hospitals for allegedly flouting biomedical waste disposal norms. 印度哈里亚纳邦污染控制委员会向一些涉嫌藐视生物医学废物处理规范的私人医院发出通知。

1 flout   

v./n.嘲弄，愚弄，轻视

参考例句：

• Parents who flout Family Court orders may be named in the media in Australia.在澳洲父母亲若是藐视家庭法庭的裁定可能在媒体上被公布姓名。
• The foolish boy flouted his mother's advice.这个愚蠢的孩子轻视他母亲的劝告。

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 flouting   

v.藐视，轻视( flout的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• By selling alcohol to minors,the shop is deliberately flouting the law. 向未成年人出售烈性酒，是商店故意犯罪法。 来自口语例句
• By selling alcohol to minor, the shop is deliberately flouting the law. 向未成年人出售烈性酒，是商店故意犯法。 来自互联网