| 单词 | put-on |
| 释义 | put-on (once / 157591 pages) n WORD FAMILY put-on USAGE EXAMPLESBowie may have declared himself gay on the cover of Melody Maker in 1972, but the writer of the article smelled a put-on. New York Times(Nov 03, 2016) We learn later that the Arthurian airs were just that — a put-on. New York Times(Oct 30, 2016) Just as high-definition cameras revealed the use of heavy powder and foundation, so do higher frame-rates spotlight an actor’s put-on smile. Slate(Oct 20, 2016) 1n something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage Syn|Hypo|Hyper dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug goldbrick anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) 2n a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way Syn|Hyper burlesque, charade, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty caricature, imitation, impersonation a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect 3n a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement Syn|Hypo|Hyper antic, caper, joke, prank, trick dirty trick an unkind or aggressive trick practical jokea prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) April foola practical joke or trick played on the first day of April hotfoota practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it raga boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) snipe huntan elaborate practical joke in which the unsuspecting victim hunts a snipe and is typically left in the dark holding a bag and waiting for the snipe to run into it diversion, recreation an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates |
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