According to Leslie, those who ridiculed former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for his 2002 remark that we have to be wary of the unknown unknowns were mistaken.
2017年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
The city's current mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, has ridiculed UNESCO and told it to mind its own business, while continuing to support the cruise ship industry, which employs 5, 000 Venice residents.
2018年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
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.