people who are out of work cannot afford to scoff at any job.
失业的人就不能看不起任何工作。
i used to scoff at the idea of minute rice. i mean, are we really in such a rush that we can't wait, like, 10 minutes for a regular old bowl of rice?
我曾嘲笑过「速食大米」,难道我们真忙到连花十分钟等一碗米饭的时间都没有了吗?
it’s easy and common to dismiss facebook as a narcissistic waste of time and to scoff at its $35 billion valuation.
认为facebook又自恋又浪费时间而打发走还是挺简单的,也很普遍,而藐视其350亿美元的市值也不算难。
rubin says she 「used to scoff at scented candles, 」 but now she understands scents are 「a way to get a quick lift without any time and energy, money. 」
鲁宾说她以前总是对香味蜡烛不屑一顾,但如今她明白了:「香味可以让你不费时、不费力甚至不费金钱就提升情绪。」
it is easy to scoff at the idea of an arms firm preaching ethics, particularly one that is still making money from deals concluded before its squeaky-clean rules were put in place.
要嘲笑一个军火商去鼓吹道德是很容易的,尤其是这个公司在实施它一尘不染的规定之前达成的那些交易还在挣钱的时候。
amd and intel are likely to scoff at such performance, but for via, dell is a big win that may lead to more customers.
毫无疑问,威盛nano处理器的性能将面对amd和intel的嘲笑,不过这次能赢得戴尔的首肯,对它们而言已经是很大的胜利了。