单词	send-up
释义	send-upˈsend-up noun [countable] informal Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES His most famous movie is a hilarious send-up of life in ancient Rome. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And some of us decided to do a send-up of Iron Arrow. In fact it was a relatively innocent send-up. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomething that makes fun of someone or something► spoof a film, book etc that makes fun of a serious type of film, book etc by copying it in a funny way: spoof on/of: · "A Five Minute Hamlet" is a very funny spoof of Shakespeare's most famous play.· The film was a spoof on Hollywood cop movies. ► send-up a performance, film, article etc that makes fun of a situation or the behaviour of a group of people by copying it in a funny way: send-up of: · His most famous movie is a hilarious send-up of life in ancient Rome. ► parody a piece of writing or music that is amusing because it makes fun of a famous piece of writing or music by clearly copying its style: · She writes enjoyable parodies in the style of 19th century romantic novels.parody of: · Tallis has written a cruel parody of Hartman's prose. ► satire a book, film, or play that criticizes something such as the government or people's behaviour by making fun of it in a clever way: · This is her first serious novel; up till now she has only written political satires.satire on: · The film is a stinging satire on American politics. a film, article, show etc that copies someone or something in a way that makes them seem funny or silly SYN  take-offsend-up of a hilarious send-up of a Hollywood disaster movie
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