英语单词 | satire |
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英美音标 | ['sætaiə(r)] |
中文释义 | n.讽刺文学,讽刺 |
vocab简明 | Satire is a way of making fun of people by using silly or exaggerated language. Politicians are easy targets for satire, especially when they're acting self-righteous or hypocritical. |
vocab扩展 | Even though the ridiculous language of satire isn't intended to be taken seriously, well-made satire can use mockery to get at more serious truths. Sometimes satire can even overtake reality: when the television sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live presented a mock debate between Al Gore and George W. Bush during the 2000 presidential campaign season, the satire was so dead-on that it influenced the way people thought of the candidates. |
真题原句 | Satire on an extravagant lifestyle. |
柯林斯星级 | ★☆☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]讽刺;讥讽 Satire is the use of humour or exaggeration in order to show how foolish or wicked some people's behaviour or ideas are.
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]讽刺作品 A satire is a play, film, or novel in which humour or exaggeration is used to criticize something. [oft N
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来源 | 2013.1 |
Tags: 单词::2013
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