mock·e·ry/`mɑkərɪ; ˈmɒkəri/ n 1 [U] when someone laughs at someone else or says unkind things about them in order to make them look stupid 嘲笑; 挖苦 2 make a mockery of sth to make a plan, system, organization etc seem useless or ineffective 使某事物显得无用［无效］: It makes a mockery of the whole legal system. 它使整个司法体系形同虚设。