2. To play the orator. [Jocose or derisive] Dickens. 扮演演说者、雄辩者。
3. But his "short, derisive bark" of a laugh, his Roman nose, and most of all his life with sharks, were just the same. 虽然昆特船长的穿着比蒙杜斯更简朴,但是带有嘲讽意味的短笑,罗马鼻子,以及一生与鲨鱼打交道,这两人是完全一样的。
英英解释
adj.
1. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule