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Charade Actions Players Word 英[ʃəˈrɑ:D 美[ʃəˈreɪd N.易识破的伪装;看手势猜字谜游戏;哑剧字谜 N Count

单词 charade
音标
英[ʃəˈrɑ:d] 美[ʃəˈreɪd]
解释
n.易识破的伪装;看手势猜字谜游戏;哑剧字谜;
例句

N-COUNT
明显的做作;一眼看穿的伪装
If you describe someone's actions as a charade, you mean that their actions are so obviously false that they do not convince anyone.
例:I wondered why he had gone through the elaborate charade...我不明白,他为什么要大费周章,装腔作势。
例:The UN at the moment is still trying to maintain the charade of neutrality.联合国眼下还在努力摆出一副中立的假面孔。

N-UNCOUNT
看手势猜字谜游戏
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.
例:She and her three brothers played charades.她和3个兄弟玩看手势猜字谜。
变形
pl:charades~

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