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Irony Amusing ˈaɪrəni Noun Situation Opposite Heavy N

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irony

[ˈaɪrəni]

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ironies[196]
反讽(98%),讽剌之事(2%)
n.讽刺;反语;具有讽刺意味的事
adj.铁的;似铁的
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Collins
irony ★★☆☆☆
/a͟ɪrəni/
1
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]反语;冷嘲 Irony is a subtle form of humour which involves saying things that you do not mean.
  • They find only irony in the narrator's concern...

    他们发现叙述者只是一味地嘲讽。

  • Sinclair examined the closed, clever face for any hint of irony, but found none.

    辛克莱审视着那张不动声色的精明的脸庞,试图寻找任何冷嘲的迹象,但是却什么都没发现。

2
[N-VAR 可变名词]有讽刺意味的情形;令人啼笑皆非之处 If you talk about the irony of a situation, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast.
  [oft N of/in n]
  • The irony is that many officials in Washington agree in private that their policy is inconsistent...

    具有讽刺意味的是,华盛顿的很多官员都私下里承认他们的政策前后不一致。

  • Opposition parties lost no time in stressing the irony of his return to power after being rejected by voters in November.

    他 11 月份遭选民否决后又重新上台,反对党马上对这一讽刺性现象大做文章。


Oxford
irony / ˈaɪrəni ; NAmE ˈaɪrəni / noun ( plural ironies ) 1 [uncountable ,  countable ] the amusing or strange aspect of a situation that is very different from what you expect; a situation like this (出乎意料的)奇异可笑之处;有讽刺意味的情况 The irony is thatwhen he finally got the job, he discovered he didn't like it. 讽刺的是,当他最终得到那份工作时,他发现自己并不喜欢它。 It was one of life's little ironies. 那是生活中的一个小小的嘲弄。 2 [uncountable ] the use of words that say the opposite of what you really mean, often as a joke and with a tone of voice that shows this 反语;反话 ‘England is famous for its food,’ she said with heavy irony. “英国的食物很有名哪。”她极其讽刺地说道。 There was a note of irony in his voice. 他的声音里有一丝挖苦的味道。 She said it without a hint/trace of irony. 她说此话没有一点嘲讽之意。 irony ironies irony / ˈaɪrəni ; NAmE ˈaɪrəni /
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ironyi‧ron‧y /ˈaɪərəni $ ˈaɪrə-/ ●○○ noun (plural ironies)
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1[countable, uncountable] a situation that is unusual or amusing because something strange happens, or the opposite of what is expected happens or is true:  Life is full of little ironies.tragic/cruel/bitter etc irony The tragic irony is that the drug was supposed to save lives.2[uncountable] when you use words that are the opposite of what you really mean, often in order to be amusingtrace/hint/touch of irony Wagner calls his program ‘the worst talk show in America,’ without a hint of irony.heavy irony British English (=a lot of irony) ‘Of course Michael won’t be late; you know how punctual he always is,’ she said with heavy irony. see thesaurus at
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