to laugh and talk about a person or idea in a way that shows that you think they are stupid or silly

The critics scoffed at his paintings. 批评家对他的画作嗤之以鼻。

Years ago people would have scoffed at the idea that cars would be built by robots. 多年前，人们会嘲笑让机器人来制造汽车这种想法。

to eat something quickly and eagerly

I baked a huge cake this morning, and the kids scoffed the lot. 我今天早上烤了一个大蛋糕，孩子们狼吞虎咽地全吃光了。