| 单词 | charade |
| 释义 | charade (once / 6731 pages) n A charade is something done just for show. Your devotion to vegetarianism would be a charade if you actually ate cheeseburgers when no one was looking. When you want things to appear different than they really are, you might be tempted to put on a charade, like a charade of happiness when you are really feeling down. Charade is also the name for a silently-acted clue in the game called charades — which originally wasn't silent. It used indirect descriptions of the words; the non-speaking version was called dumb charades. WORD FAMILYcharade: charades USAGE EXAMPLESThe prime minister challenged the Obama administration to immediately announce that it would block new Security Council resolutions on Israel and end this “charade.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) Mr. Trump seems determined to honor his campaign promise, which would end this political and diplomatic charade. Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016) But I say quit the charade and just own up to it. New York Times(Dec 10, 2016) 1n a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades Hyper word a unit of language that native speakers can identify 2n a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way Syn|Hyper burlesque, lampoon, 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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