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charade

/ʃəˈɹeɪd/

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noun

字谜游戏，画谜。

A genre of riddles where the clues to the answer are descriptions or puns on its syllables, with a final clue to the whole.

Examples :

"The teacher presented a charade about the upcoming school trip, with clues about the destination and activities. "

老师出了一道字谜游戏，谜底是关于即将到来的学校旅行，线索提示了目的地和活动。

language entertainment literature word communication

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noun

装模作样, 哑剧, 闹剧

A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles.

Examples :

"My sister performed a charade of a cat chasing a mouse during the family game night. "

在家庭游戏夜里，我妹妹表演了一个“猫捉老鼠”的哑剧.

entertainment game communication

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noun

闹剧，装模作样。

A play resembling the game charades, particularly due to poor acting.

Examples :

"The student's attempt to pretend he didn't hear the teacher's instructions was a pathetic charade. "

那个学生假装没听见老师指示的样子，简直就是一场可悲的闹剧。

entertainment literature style action

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noun

闹剧，骗局。

A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use.

Examples :

"This whole charade is absurd."

这整场闹剧真是太荒谬了。

character entertainment action society communication

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verb

装模作样，假装，演戏。

To act out a charade (of); to gesture; to pretend.

Examples :

"The student charade ignorance of the answer, hoping to avoid being called on. "

那个学生装作不知道答案，希望避免被点名。

entertainment action style character communication