make fun of: 取笑
Our standup comics dare only make fun of the unfortunate.
我們的單口喜劇演員只敢拿那些不幸的人開玩笑。
Today, the expression bigwig is used to make fun of a person who feels important.
今天,bigwig被用于嘲笑那些自認為重要的人。
gang up on: 聯合起來對付
Ought not gang up on a man three-to-one.
不該三個聯合起來對付一個。
In elementary they'd gang up on me and sang this song.
他們聯合起來反對我,并且時常唱著這首歌。
in return: 作為回報
She saved lives and never asked for anything in return. "
她挽救人們的生命,卻從不要求回報。
In return, the government turns over otherwise unimproved public assets.
作為回報,政府把原本可能不會得到改善的公共資產交給私營公司。
adj. 基本的,初級的,元素的