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charades

/ʃəˈreɪdz/ /ʃəˈrɑːdz/

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noun

文字游戏，猜字游戏

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 :

"During the family game night, we played charades, where each syllable of "watermelon" was acted out before someone guessed the whole fruit. "

家庭游戏夜，我们玩了猜字游戏，先分别表演“西瓜”两个字的含义，然后才有人猜出整个水果。

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noun

哑剧，比手画脚。

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

Examples :

"Maria's charades during the party were hilarious, especially the one where she pretended to be a mime trapped in a box. "

玛丽亚在派对上表演的哑剧太搞笑了，特别是她假装自己是被困在盒子里的哑剧演员那段。

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noun

拙劣的表演，滑稽戏。

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

Examples :

"The school play was supposed to be a serious drama, but the actors' exaggerated gestures and silly expressions turned it into a complete charades. "

学校的戏剧原本应该是一部严肃的正剧，但演员们夸张的姿势和愚蠢的表情把它变成了一场彻底的拙劣表演/滑稽戏。

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noun

伪装，假象，哑剧。

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

Examples :

"This whole charade is absurd."

这场闹剧实在太荒谬了。

entertainment game action

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noun

比手画脚，哑剧。

A game in which each player acts out a word or phrase, usually based on puns of each syllable and without speaking, for the others to guess.

Examples :

"We played charades at the party, and everyone had fun acting out different movie titles. "

在聚会上我们玩了比手画脚的游戏，大家都觉得表演各种电影名字特别有趣。

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