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travesty

英 [ˈtrævəsti]

美 [ˈtrævəsti]

n.  嘲弄; 歪曲

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BNC.19963 / COCA.18038

牛津词典

    noun

    • 嘲弄;歪曲
      something that does not have the qualities or values that it should have, and as a result is often shocking or offensive
      1. The trial was a travesty of justice .
        这一审判是对正义的嘲弄。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT 嘲弄;歪曲;拙劣模仿
      If you describe something as atravesty ofanother thing, you mean that it is a very bad representation of that other thing.
      1. Her research suggests that Smith's reputation today is a travesty of what he really stood for...
        她的研究表明史密斯今天的名声是对他过去真正主张的一种嘲弄。
      2. If he couldn't prepare his case properly, the trial would be a travesty.
        如果他不能好好准备他的诉讼,审判将会成为一场拙劣的闹剧。

    英英释义

    noun

    verb

    • make a travesty of

      双语例句

      • They collapse standards and offer a vainglorious travesty of a cultural experience to a paying public.
        它们破坏了标准,并给付费公众带来了对文化体验的虚荣模仿。
      • ( it had only one John Irving novel, also a travesty.)
        (Oyster只有一本约翰•艾文的小说,这也有些说不过去。)
      • The more rapidly the records are gathered and erased, the less likely that the travesty associated needs to play out amongst the humans that live nearby.
        记录收集和抹除得越快,在附近居住的人们间发生悲剧的可能就越小。
      • And, I certainly wouldn't dispute the travesty of the plastic disposable utensils.
        同时,我当然不会怀疑一次性筷子的作用。
      • Dada, a European artistic and literary movement ( 1916-1923) that flouted conventional aesthetic and cultural values by producing works marked by nonsense, travesty, and incongruity.
        达达主义运动,欧洲文学艺术界的运动(1916-1923),通过随意涂写、嘲讽及不和谐的作品来藐视传统的艺术和文化价值。
      • The trial was a travesty of justice.
        这次审判嘲弄了法律的公正性。
      • Pontius Pilate had Jesus '"crime" King of the Jews posted in three languages, in ironic tribute to the travesty of justice.
        本丢彼拉多以三种语言张贴耶稣的「罪状」&犹太人的王,明褒暗贬被人嘲讽的正义。
      • Surely such a travesty has never occurred.
        我确定这种滑稽事从来就没有发生过。
      • There need not be vast travesty or economic fall out; there can be changes that support all the life upon earth's body.
        并没有必要出现巨大的悲剧或者经济崩溃,可以出现改变,来支持地球身躯上的一切生灵。
      • If such humans choose to ascend and release the patterns through conscious intent, the travesty can be avoided.
        如果这些人类选择去提升并通过有意识的意想去释放模式,悲剧则能被避免。