| 单词 | caricature |
| 释义 | caricature (kærɪkətʃʊəʳ , US -tʃər ) Word forms: caricatures , caricaturing , caricatured 1. countable noun A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way. The poster showed a caricature of him with a devil's horns and tail. [+ of] Synonyms: parody, cartoon, distortion, satire 2. verb If you caricature someone, you draw or describe them in an exaggerated way in order to be humorous or critical. Her political career has been caricatured in headlines. [be VERB-ed] He was caricatured as a turnip. [be VERB-ed + as] Synonyms: parody, take off [informal], mock, distort 3. countable noun If you describe something as a caricature of an event or situation, you mean that it is a very exaggerated account of it. [disapproval] Are such views really a caricature of the truth? [+ of] Collocations: crude caricature He was not impressed and thought the part was a crude caricature of their real-life relationship. Times, Sunday Times More striking than the crude caricature has been the extent to which all the parties are now agreed on the need for a more robust legislative approach to global warming. Times, Sunday Times How could anyone care about the fate of such crude caricatures? Times, Sunday Times Watch as artists create a giant outdoor installation and have them draw your caricature. Times, Sunday Times They were delighted when he joined a local fi rm of solicitors, but he drew caricatures in court instead of taking notes. Times, Sunday Times He kept his sketchbook always to hand, even drawing caricatures of the people who were nursing him towards the end of his life. Times, Sunday Times Even when they drew caricatures of him on the class whiteboard, collapsing in fits of unkind laughter, the teacher did not see as the drawings were quickly rubbed out. Times, Sunday Times He photographed most of them, and before that he drew their caricatures. The Times Literary Supplement Translations: Chinese: 漫画, 用漫画手法表现 Japanese: 風刺漫画, 風刺して描く |
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