| 单词 | send up |
| 释义 | send up 1. phrasal verb If you send someone or something up, you imitate them in an amusing way that makes them appear foolish. [British, informal] You sense he's sending himself up as well as everything else. [VERB noun PARTICLE] ...a spoof that sends up the macho world of fighter pilots. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. See also send-up 3. phrasal verb [usually passive] See full dictionary entry for send If someone who is on trial is sent up, they are found guilty and sent to prison. [US] He's going to be sent up for killing one guy and injuring another. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] send-up Word forms: send-ups countable noun [usually singular] A send-up is a piece of writing or acting in which someone or something is imitated in an amusing way that makes them appear foolish. [British, informal] The film was a send-up of Airport and other disaster movies. [+ of] Synonyms: parody, take-off [informal], satire, mockery |
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