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单词 charade
释义

charade

​noun countable
UK /ʃəˈrɑːd/
Word Forms
singularcharade
pluralcharades
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    an attempt to pretend that a situation is good or satisfactory, when in fact it is not

    I wish they’d drop this pathetic charade of pretending nothing’s the matter.

    The election was condemned as ‘an empty charade’.

    Synonyms and related words
    To pretend something is not happening or is not the case
    sweep aside
    gloss over
    wink at

charade

​noun countable
US /ʃəˈreɪd/
Word Forms
singularcharade
pluralcharades
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    an attempt to pretend that a situation is good or satisfactory, when in fact it is not

    I wish they’d drop this pathetic charade of pretending nothing’s the matter.

    The election was condemned as “an empty charade.”

    Synonyms and related words
    To pretend something is not happening or is not the case
    kick something into the long grass
    sweep aside
    gloss over
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