travesty

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英 [ˈtrævəsti]

美 [ˈtrævɪsti]

travesty基本释义

n.滑稽模仿；歪曲；漫画

vt.使 ... 滑稽化；曲解

travesty用法及例句

noun

1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

Synonym: parodylampoonspoofsendupmockerytakeoffburlesquecharadepasquinadeput-on

2. a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

Synonym: farcefarce comedy

verb

1. make a travesty of

1. 嘲弄;歪曲;拙劣模仿If you describe something as a travesty of another thing, you mean that it is a very bad representation of that other thing.

e.g. Her research suggests that Smith's reputation today is a travesty of what he really stood for...她的研究表明史密斯今天的名声是对他过去真正主张的一种嘲弄。e.g. If he couldn't prepare his case properly, the trial would be a travesty.如果他不能好好准备他的诉讼，审判将会成为一场拙劣的闹剧。

1. 滑稽模仿：分析了英语讽刺性幽默作品,主要是讽刺小品(burlesque)、滑稽改写(Parody)、故作严肃的小品剧(mockepic)、滑稽模仿(travesty)、闹剧(farce)、幽默剧(skit)、特定场景歪曲夸张(Spoof)、反语(irony)和打油诗(Limerick)等等题材的作品的主要特点.

2. 漫画：travertine 石灰华 | travesty 漫画 | travler's checks 旅行支票

3. 歪曲,谐谑化：traverse 横越; 妨碍,反对 | travesty 歪曲,谐谑化 | trespass 侵入,侵犯

A travesty of justicesa premium upon recklessness.

出自：A. G. Gardiner

His drooping eyelid dipped..in a ghastly travesty of a wink.

出自：I. Asimov

'None of That' travesties Mabel Dodge's lust for willed experience.

出自：J. Moynahan

Altering, travestying and degrading the dish itself.

出自：E. David

近义词

临近词

lampoon讽刺文章

pretense借口

sham假

burlesque滑稽模仿

takeoff起飞

pretence假装

caricature讽刺画

satire讽刺文

spoof滑稽模仿

put-on做作的

farce闹剧

mockery嘲弄

pasquinade讽刺文章

sendup(讽刺性)模仿作品...

charade看手势猜字谜游戏...

parody仿作

traverse

Travis

相关列句

Any potential travesty is avoided by choosing to release or return the karma and transmute the thought-form instead.(任何潜在的悲剧都能选择释放或归还业力并转换思想形态而被避免。)

This Manichean split amounts to a "travesty of history and memory".(摩尼教的分歧导致了一个“对历史和记忆的嘲笑”。)

It's not a travesty, it's just another year in the apple orchard world.(这不是一个嘲弄，这不过是苹果园中的又一个年头。)

However, sometimes a seemingly benign introduction creates environmental travesty and ecosystem despair.(然而，有时看似良性的引入却形成了滑稽的环境，或使生态系统陷入困境。)

The problem, according to some experts, is that the new look is an archaeological travesty which could cost the pyramid its UN world heritage site designation.(而一些专家指出，这样一个新的“四不象”会失去联合国教科文组织世界遗产的名号。)

Is this a travesty to use a violin with hip-hop here?(在嘻哈音乐中用到小提琴会不会很滑稽。)

Hopefully Sabat's death sentence will be repealed, but it does seem odd that his psychic powers didn't predict this travesty in the first place.(对萨瓦特的死刑判决有希望会被撤消。但似乎使人感到奇怪，首先他的精神力量也无法预测到会发生这场闹剧。)

The question is a mockery of a travesty of a sham.(这个问题是对模仿骗子行为的一种嘲弄。)

O "Brien described his trial as a travesty of justice."(奥布赖恩把对他的审判说成是一场司法闹剧。)

The play was, in their view, a travesty of the truth.(这个剧本在他们看来是对事实的歪曲。)