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单词 take someone off
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to mimic (someone)
He can take off his father to perfection.
Synonyms
parody
It was easy to parody his rather pompous manner of speaking.
imitate
He screwed up his face and imitated the Colonel.
mimic
She could mimic anybody, reducing her friends to helpless laughter.
mock
ridicule
I admire her for allowing them to ridicule her.
ape
These films merely ape Hollywood.
caricature
Her political career has been caricatured in the newspapers.
send up (British, informal)
spoof (informal)
a spoof on Hollywood life
travesty
impersonate
He was a brilliant mimic who could impersonate most of the staff.
lampoon
He was lampooned for his short stature and political views.
burlesque
satirize
The newspaper satirized our political leaders.
take the piss out of (taboo, slang)
See take

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ape
Definition
to imitate
These films merely ape Hollywood.
Synonyms
imitate,
copy,
mirror,
echo,
mock,
parrot,
mimic,
parody,
caricature,
affect,
counterfeit
in the sense of burlesque
Synonyms
satirize,
take off (informal),
mock,
exaggerate,
ridicule,
imitate,
ape,
parody,
caricature,
send up (British, informal),
spoof (informal),
make fun of,
travesty,
lampoon,
take the piss out of (taboo, slang),
make a monkey out of
in the sense of caricature
Definition
to make a caricature of
Her political career has been caricatured in the newspapers.
Synonyms
parody,
take off (informal),
mock,
distort,
ridicule,
mimic,
send up (British, informal),
lampoon,
burlesque,
satirize

Nearby words of
take someone off

  • take someone back
  • take someone for something
  • take someone in
  • take someone off
  • take someone on
  • take someone out
  • take someone to task

Synonyms of 'take someone off'

take someone off

Additional synonyms

in the sense of imitate
Definition
to mimic or impersonate, esp. for amusement
He screwed up his face and imitated the Colonel.
Synonyms
do an impression of,
take off (informal),
mimic,
do (informal),
affect,
copy,
mock,
parody,
caricature,
send up (British, informal),
spoof (informal),
impersonate,
burlesque,
personate
in the sense of impersonate
Definition
to imitate the character or mannerisms of (another person) for entertainment
He was a brilliant mimic who could impersonate most of the staff.
Synonyms
mimic,
take off (informal),
do (informal),
ape,
parody,
caricature,
do an impression of,
personate
in the sense of lampoon
Definition
to ridicule and criticize (someone) in a lampoon
He was lampooned for his short stature and political views.
Synonyms
ridicule,
mock,
mimic,
parody,
caricature,
send up (British, informal),
take off (informal),
make fun of,
squib,
burlesque,
satirize,
pasquinade,
take the piss (out of) (informal)
in the sense of mimic
Definition
to imitate a person or a way of acting or speaking, esp. to entertain or make fun of
She could mimic anybody, reducing her friends to helpless laughter.
Synonyms
imitate,
do (informal),
take off (informal),
ape,
parody,
caricature,
impersonate
in the sense of ridicule
Definition
to make fun of or mock
I admire her for allowing them to ridicule her.
Synonyms
laugh at,
mock,
make fun of,
make a fool of,
humiliate,
taunt,
sneer at,
parody,
caricature,
jeer at,
scoff at,
deride,
send up (British, informal),
lampoon,
poke fun at,
take the piss (out of) (taboo, slang),
chaff,
take the mickey out of (informal),
satirize,
pooh-pooh,
laugh out of court,
make a monkey out of,
make someone a laughing stock,
laugh to scorn
in the sense of satirize
Definition
to ridicule (a person or thing) by means of satire
The newspaper satirized our political leaders.
Synonyms
ridicule,
parody,
send up (British, informal),
take off (informal),
criticize,
deride,
travesty,
pillory,
lampoon,
burlesque,
diss (slang),
hold up to ridicule
in the sense of spoof
Definition
an imitation of a film, TV programme, etc., that exaggerates in an amusing way the most memorable features of the original
a spoof on Hollywood life
Synonyms
parody,
takeoff (informal),
satire,
caricature,
mockery,
send-up (British, informal),
travesty,
lampoon,
burlesque
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