1.charades[uncountableU]DG a game in which one person uses actions and no words to show the meaning of a word or phrase, and other people have to guess what it is 打哑谜猜字游戏
2[countableC]PRETEND a situation in which people behave as though something is true or serious, when it is not really true 显而易见的伪装,做戏,装腔
Unless more money is given to schools, all this talk of improving education is just a charade.
除非拨给学校更多的经费,否则说什么改善教育都是一堆空话。
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charade• Simon has told Susan that his marriage is a charade, continued only for the sake of the children.• The trial was just a charade -- the verdict had already been decided.• The institutionalseparation of the state from the capitalistclass is not simply a charade.• Simon told Susan that his marriage was a charade, continued only for the sake of the children.• In the evening, after the first stiffness wore off and charades were introduced, the party went with a swing.• Both are charadesmeant to directattention away from a stubborncommitment to the status quo.• Without a firm commitment to peace, the talks will be a disappointingcharade.• Dash was watching the charade and laughing.• Lee no longer wanted to be part of this charade.• The wholecharade is compounded by financial extravagance.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHARADE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤elaborate, ridiculous (especially BrE) 精心籌劃的偽裝;可笑的裝模作樣➤little, whole小把戲;全部的把戲◇We had to go through this whole charade of holding auditions for the part.我們不得不把這一部份從頭至尾試演了一遍。VERB + CHARADE➤continue, go along with, go through, keep up, maintain, take part in繼續偽裝;跟着裝模作樣◇I refused to go along with their pathetic charade.我拒不跟着他們裝出可憐兮兮的樣子。➤drop, end, give up, stop丟掉/結束/放棄/停止把戲◇I suggest you give up this little charade of yours.我建議你不要再玩你這種小把戲了。PREPOSITION➤charade of裝作◇She struggled to maintain the charade of not being afraid.她竭力裝出不害怕的樣子。