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单词 charade
释义
charade
noun
uk
/ʃəˈrɑːd/us
/ʃəˈreɪd/

charadenoun(FALSE SITUATION)

[C]
anactoreventthat isclearlyfalse:
显而易见的作假；明显的伪装
Everyoneknewwho was going to get thejobfrom thestart- theinterviewswere just a charade.大家从一开始就知道谁会得到这份工作——面试不过是做个样子而已。
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charadenoun(GAME)

charades[U]
ateamgamein which eachmembertriestocommunicateto theothersaparticularword or phrase that they have been given, byexpressingeachsyllableor word usingsilentactions:
打哑谜猜字游戏
Ourfamilyused toloveplayingcharades.
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(Definition ofcharadefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
charade
noun
uk
/ʃəˈrɑːd/us
/ʃəˈreɪd/

charadenoun(FALSE SITUATION)

[C]
anactoreventthat isclearlyfalse
显而易见的作假；明显的伪装
Everyoneknewwho was going to get thejobfrom thestart- theinterviewswere just a charade.大家从一开始就知道谁会得到这份工作——面试不过是做个样子而已。

charadenoun(GAME)

charades[U]
ateamgamein which eachmembertriestocommunicateto theothersaparticularword or phrase that they have been given, byexpressingeachsyllableor word usingsilentactions
打哑谜猜字游戏

charade| American Dictionary

charade
noun[C]
us
/ʃəˈreɪd/
anactoreventthat isobviouslyfalse,althoughrepresentedastrue:
From thebeginningweknewwho would get thejob– theinterviewswere just a charade.
(Definition ofcharadefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcharade

charade
As he is older than me, he said that he is no longer playing charades.
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Rules should be established so that we shall no longer have to go through an endless game of charades every time extraditions are attempted.
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I have never before spoken in a guillotine debate, because often they are charades, but this is a serious issue.
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The idea at the back of it was no: the matter of obscene performances or family charades, but the safety of the buildings concerned.
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Because guilt has to be proved, our divorce courts are replete with charades that bring law and the institution of marriage into disrepute.
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There is no argument about this, so why do we have to try to play charades all the time?
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To speak of interfering with family charades is really throwing a ridiculous light on a serious suggestion.
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In our view it was not possible or desirable to formalise the distinction between family charades and club performances.
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Many of them are just charades.
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His commitment to human rights is illustrated by what he said this afternoon, namely, that we want no charades in this respect; we want substantial and meaningful progress.
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One of the charades that are notorious to lawyers and disliked by so many judges is the calling of formal medical evidence to prove the dangers to health.
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Starved of real investment, appalling at customer relations and only interested in the bottom line, our so-called "public" transport is now acharade.
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We go through thischaradeof competitive bids.
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The surgery routine is something of a frustratingcharade.
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The first year of capping in which the proposed caps of three authorities were increased shows that those procedures are no merecharade.
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