Some historians scoff at the idea that ancient sailors crossed the Pacific, citing a lack of archaeological evidence.
一些历史学家嘲笑古代水手横渡太平洋的想法，理由是缺乏考古证据。
Which choice best defines “scoff”?
D — To mock; jeer.. “scoff” means To mock; jeer..
Which word means “To mock; jeer.”?
C — scoff. “scoff” means To mock; jeer..
scoff — To mock; jeer.. In Chinese: 嘲笑；嗤之以鼻.
scoff is pronounced //skɒf//.
Some historians scoff at the idea that ancient sailors crossed the Pacific, citing a lack of archaeological evidence. (一些历史学家嘲笑古代水手横渡太平洋的想法，理由是缺乏考古证据。)
mock, ridicule, deride — all close in meaning to scoff (To mock; jeer.).
praise, admire — each the opposite of scoff (To mock; jeer.).
Yes. scoff is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
scoff → 冷嘲热讽。