mock

alay ederek taklit etmek

Birini gülünç duruma düşürmek için sesini veya hareketlerini taklit etmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To copy someone’s voice or actions in a way that makes them look foolish.

• The boys mocked his accent.
• She mocked the teacher by copying his gestures.
• Stop mocking the way I walk.

Eş anlamlılar: mimic, imitate

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: mock someone’s accent, mock someone’s voice, mock someone for, openly mock someone

boşa çıkarmak

Başarıyı engelleyerek birinin umutlarını veya çabalarını boşa çıkarmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To make someone’s hopes or efforts seem useless by preventing success.

• The wind mocked our efforts to light a fire.
• Each setback mocked her hopes of escape.
• The empty well mocked their desperate search for water.

Eş anlamlılar: frustrate, defeat

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: mock someone’s hopes, mock someone’s efforts

sahte, taklit

Genellikle alıştırma veya eğlence için, gerçekmiş gibi hazırlanmış ya da yapılmış.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Made or done to seem real, often for practice or fun.

• We held a mock election.
• She gasped in mock horror.
• The course includes mock interviews with employers.

Eş anlamlılar: imitation, simulated, pretend, fake

Zıt anlamlılar: real, genuine

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: mock trial, mock interview, mock surprise, mock leather

deneme sınavı

Önemli bir sınavdan önce alıştırma amacıyla yapılan sınav.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A test taken for practice before an important exam.

• My maths mock is tomorrow.
• She did well in her mocks.
• Have you revised for the history mock?

Eş anlamlılar: practice exam

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: history mock, mock results, sit a mock

taklit

Gerçek bir şeye benzeyen, fakat çoğu zaman ondan daha düşük kaliteli kopya.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A copy that looks like something real but is often poorer in quality.

• The crown was only a mock.
• They sold a cheap mock of the original.
• This mock lacks the quality of the real thing.

Eş anlamlılar: imitation, copy, fake

Zıt anlamlılar: original

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: cheap mock, poor mock

alay

Birine gülme veya onu aptal yerine koyarak küçümseme.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: The act of laughing at someone or treating them as foolish.

• There was mock in his voice.
• They made mock of the stranger.
• Her proud speech became the subject of cruel mock.

Nasıl kullanılır: make mock of someone/something (The crowd made mock of his grand promises.)

Eş anlamlılar: mockery, ridicule

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: make mock, cruel mock