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.