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单词 travesties
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travesties in British English

3rd person singular present tense of verb
1.  travesty
plural noun
2.  travesty
 

travesty in British English

(ˈtrævɪstɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -ties
1. 
a farcical or grotesque imitation; mockery; parody
verbWord forms: -ties, -tying or -tied
2. (transitive)
to make or be a travesty of
Word origin
C17: from French travesti disguised, from travestir to disguise, from Italian travestire, from tra- trans- + vestire to clothe

Examples of 'travesties' in a sentence
travesties

It is difficult to understand the mindset of fans who indulge these travesties.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It was a shame there were two travesties to mar the occasion.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Travesties like this make it next to impossible.
Globe and Mail (2003)
The fight business has a history of peddling much more objectionable travesties.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
These travesties of nature will be immediately identifiable through their behaviours,in the clinical sense of the term.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
These travesties are becoming worryingly familiar.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is this fallacious assumption of skills which has led to the greatest travesties of natural justice.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
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