"treat with disdain or contempt" (transitive), 1550s, intransitive sense "mock, jeer, scoff" is from 1570s; of uncertain origin; perhaps a special use of Middle English flowten "to play the flute" (compare Middle Dutch fluyten "to play the flute," also "to jeer"). Related: Flouted; flouting.
实用例句
1. Motorists regularly flout the law .
驾车者经常无视法律。
来自《权威词典》
2. No one can flout the rules and get away with it.
谁也不能违反这些规则而不被处分.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Timeshare companies also come in for a rap as they continue to flout the rules.
各分时度假公司也受到了批评，因为他们一直违反相关规则。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Meanwhile, corruption flourishes, and local officials openly flout environmental laws and regulations.
与此同时, 腐败盛行, 地方官员公然蔑视环境保护法和相关规章制度.
来自互联网
5. Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets.
