lampoon /læmˈpuːn/ ( lampooning, lampooned, lampoons )

• 1. 

  V-T If you lampoon someone or something, you criticize them very strongly, using humorous means. 讥讽

  例：

  He was lampooned for his short stature and political views.

  他的矮小身材和政治观点使他成了受奚落的对象。

• 2. 

  N-VAR A lampoon is a piece of writing or speech which criticizes someone or something very strongly, using humorous means. 讽刺的文章; 嘲讽的言论

  例：

  ...his scathing lampoons of consumer culture.

  ...他对消费文化的尖刻讥讽。

  例：

  The style Shelley is using here is that of popular lampoon.

  这里雪莱用的是通俗的嘲讽手法。