English Dictionary

make a mockery of

動詞

慣用表現 他動詞

(idiomatic, transitive) To mock; to ridicule or imitate, often to express contempt. / (idiomatic, transitive) To defeat easily, so as to show up as inadequate.

日本語の意味

嘲る、あざける、模倣して軽蔑を示す / 馬鹿にする、ばかに扱う / 容易に打ち負かすことで、相手の能力不足を露呈させる

The cartoonist's exaggerated drawings seem to make a mockery of the politician's earnest speeches.

その漫画家の誇張した描写は政治家の真面目な演説を笑いものにしているようだ。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, transitive) To mock; to ridicule or imitate, often to express contempt.

After Gervinho had been brilliantly denied an early shot on goal by Mats Hummels' outstretched boot, the German champions made a mockery of their fourth-seeding in this season's group-stage draw.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, transitive) To defeat easily, so as to show up as inadequate.

The burglars made a mockery of the museum's security system.

makes a mockery of （ present singular third-person ）

making a mockery of （ participle present ）

made a mockery of （ participle past ）

made a mockery of （ past ）