| 单词 | lampoon |
| 释义 | lampoon (once / 5230 pages) vn When you make fun of something by imitating it in a humorous way, you're lampooning it. The writers at The Onion, Saturday Night Live and FunnyOrDie.com are all experts in the art of the lampoon. Lampoon can be both a verb and a noun. To lampoon is ridicule. A lampoon is a parody or satire. Imagine you were frustrated by having your allowance reduced, so you wrote a funny play portraying mom and dad as dictators extracting lots of unfair taxes from their people. That's lampooning. And it probably won't help your allowance situation. WORD FAMILYlampoon: lampooned, lampooner, lampooning, lampoons+/lampooner: lampooners USAGE EXAMPLESIt is set in Hiaasen’s native Florida where bigots, corrupt lawyers, politicians and pharmaceutical companies, the mafia and red-neck reality shows are all lampooned. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Bernie or Hillary memes lampooned Secretary Hillary Clinton’s difficulty resonating with millennial voters. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) Some critics lampooned the ship as being gun-free, a bit of parody and fake news that was debunked on snopes.com. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1v ridicule with satire Syn|Hyper satirise, satirize blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roast subject to laughter or ridicule 2n a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way Syn|Hyper burlesque, charade, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty caricature, imitation, impersonation a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect |
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