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单词 satire
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satire
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈsæt.aɪər/us
/ˈsæt.aɪr/
a way ofcriticizingpeopleorideasin ahumorousway,especiallyinorderto make apoliticalpoint, or apieceof writing that uses thisstyle:
politicalsatire政治讽刺
Herplaywas abiting/cruelsatire onlifein the 80s.她的剧作是对80年代生活的辛辣讽刺。
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(Definition ofsatirefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
satire
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈsæt.aɪər/us
/ˈsæt.aɪr/
a way ofcriticizingpeopleorideasin ahumorousway, or apieceof writing orplaythat uses thisstyle
讽刺，讥讽；讽刺作品
politicalsatire政治讽刺
Herplaywas abiting/cruelsatire onlifein the 80s.她的剧作是对80年代生活的辛辣讽刺。

satire| American Dictionary

satire
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈsæ·tɑɪər/
literature
ahumorousway ofcriticizingpeopleorideasto show that they havefaultsor arewrong, or apieceof writing or aplaythat uses thisstyle:
[C]Theplayis a satire oncorporateculture.

satirical

adjectiveus
/səˈtɪər·ɪ·kəl/
satiricalhumor

satirize

verb[T]us
/ˈsæt̬·əˌrɑɪz/
Garry Trudeau would satirize him in his Doonesburycomicstrip.
(Definition ofsatirefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsatire

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As the old justification runs,satireoffends less when directed at a type instead of an individual.
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He argues that burlesques are at their most telling when aiming theirsatireat the very 'summit' of their culture.
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Would we not expect to find at least some bawdy allusions in male jokes and social satires?
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This develops as negotiations between historical sentimentality and radical memorialization, and between pantomimic burlesque and morally drivensatire.
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This type of humour,satire, can be difficult to translate outside its immediate context.
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Nor were the explorers alone the objects of the skit'ssatire.
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It was also carried out through such media assatireand theatrical performance, in both of which endeavors we can find pandits once again active.
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These changes have the same effect - downplayingsatireand emphasising the romantic quest - and perhaps even the same cause.
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The comic mode works through parody andsatire, puncturing the inflated gestures of the sentimental style.
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Or, in a final paraphrase, might the term suggest asatireon tragedy?
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His prodigious output includes nineteen tragedies, seventeen satires and six comedies.
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Ignoring the peculiar vowels here, we discover another problem with the rhyming consonants insatireand nature.
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From slapstick tosatireto biting tragedy, the frenetic pace of this scene was driven by the powerful image of walking.
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Poeticsatire, as employed here, or poetic burlesque, works by thrust and parry, the cut of the pen falling where it may.
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These morbid satires are paralleled, or perhaps even buttressed, by a related fear of women.
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