英语词汇“charade”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

charade

(ʃərɑːd , US -reɪd )

Word forms: charades

1. countable noun [usually singular]

If you describe someone's actions as a charade, you mean that their actions are so obviously false that they do not convince anyone. [disapproval]

I wondered why he had gone through the elaborate charade.

The U.N. at the moment is still trying to maintain the charade of neutrality. [+ of]

2. uncountable noun

Charades is a game for teams of players in which one team acts a word or phrase, syllable by syllable, until other players guess the whole word or phrase.

She and her three brothers played charades.

Collocations:

whole charade

This whole charade is strung out for months before the last veil is removed and you can take the car on a test track or open road.

Times, Sunday Times (2006)

Unless, of course, the whole charade can be brought down earlier.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

And it turns out I'm not the only one getting fed up of the whole charade.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

But more pressingly, I needed to know what my part in this whole charade was.

Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002)

Translations:

Chinese: 假样子

Japanese: 見え透いたごまかし

单词	charade
释义	charade (ʃərɑːd , US -reɪd ) Word forms: charades 1. countable noun [usually singular] If you describe someone's actions as a charade, you mean that their actions are so obviously false that they do not convince anyone. [disapproval] I wondered why he had gone through the elaborate charade. The U.N. at the moment is still trying to maintain the charade of neutrality. [+ of] 2. uncountable noun Charades is a game for teams of players in which one team acts a word or phrase, syllable by syllable, until other players guess the whole word or phrase. She and her three brothers played charades. Collocations: whole charade This whole charade is strung out for months before the last veil is removed and you can take the car on a test track or open road. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Unless, of course, the whole charade can be brought down earlier. Times, Sunday Times (2011) And it turns out I'm not the only one getting fed up of the whole charade. Times, Sunday Times (2011) But more pressingly, I needed to know what my part in this whole charade was. Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002) Translations: Chinese: 假样子 Japanese: 見え透いたごまかし
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