1. lay oneself open to ridicule : 使自己成为笑柄；
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名词
1. 嘲笑;奚落;嘲弄
If you ridicule someone or ridicule their ideas or beliefs, you make fun of them in an unkind way.
2. 嘲笑;奚落;嘲弄
If someone or something is an object of ridicule or is held up to ridicule, someone makes fun of them in an unkind way.
1. the act of deriding or treating with contempt
Synonym: derision
2. language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate