travesty

英 [ˈtrævəsti]

美 [ˈtrævəsti]

n.  嘲弄; 歪曲

复数：travesties　现在分词：travestying　过去式：travestied　第三人称单数：travesties　过去分词：travestied　

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BNC.19963 / COCA.18038

牛津词典

noun

• 嘲弄；歪曲
  something that does not have the qualities or values that it should have, and as a result is often shocking or offensive
  1. The trial was a travesty of justice .
     这一审判是对正义的嘲弄。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 嘲弄;歪曲;拙劣模仿
  If you describe something as atravesty ofanother thing, you mean that it is a very bad representation of that other thing.
  1. Her research suggests that Smith's reputation today is a travesty of what he really stood for...
     她的研究表明史密斯今天的名声是对他过去真正主张的一种嘲弄。
  2. If he couldn't prepare his case properly, the trial would be a travesty.
     如果他不能好好准备他的诉讼，审判将会成为一场拙劣的闹剧。

英英释义

noun

• a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
  Synonym:parodylampoonspoofsendupmockerytakeoffburlesquecharadepasquinadeput-on
• a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
  Synonym:farcefarce comedy

verb

• make a travesty of

双语例句

• Pontius Pilate had Jesus '"crime" King of the Jews posted in three languages, in ironic tribute to the travesty of justice.
  本丢彼拉多以三种语言张贴耶稣的「罪状」&犹太人的王，明褒暗贬被人嘲讽的正义。
• Makeup for a conventionalized comic travesty of Black people, especially in a minstrel show. The opera features unique solo singing, refined acting, rich percussion and funny comedians.
  扮演黑人的化妆滑稽模仿黑人的传统喜剧的化妆，尤其是在黑脸歌唱团表演中戏剧的特点是拥有独特的唱腔、优美的表演、丰富的配乐、滑稽可笑的喜剧演员。
• Ascending humans can learn to release black hole dreams before they manifest a terrorist travesty in ones'region of origin.
  提升的人类可以学会在起源地区展现恐怖分子的悲剧之前就释放黑洞噩梦。
• Surely such a travesty has never occurred.
  我确定这种滑稽事从来就没有发生过。
• And, I certainly wouldn't dispute the travesty of the plastic disposable utensils.
  同时，我当然不会怀疑一次性筷子的作用。
• The last election, in2007, was a travesty; some judged it to be the most rigged poll in the country's history, others in the history of Africa.
  发生在2007年的最近一次大选简直是一场闹剧，一些人认为这是尼日利亚史上最大的一场投票弊案，更有人认为其是整个非洲史上最大的一次。
• Our celebration tonight is a travesty.
  我们今晚的庆典就是如此滑稽。
• Dada, a European artistic and literary movement ( 1916-1923) that flouted conventional aesthetic and cultural values by producing works marked by nonsense, travesty, and incongruity.
  达达主义运动，欧洲文学艺术界的运动（1916-1923），通过随意涂写、嘲讽及不和谐的作品来藐视传统的艺术和文化价值。
• Yet even as San Francisco Giants fans hailed their hero, many other baseball fans across America were dismissing Mr Bonds as a cheat, and his new record a travesty.
  当旧金山巨人队球迷为他们的英雄高呼呐喊之时，其他棒球迷却认为庞兹不仅忽悠了他们，且其新纪录也是一场彻头彻尾的骗局。
• The more rapidly the records are gathered and erased, the less likely that the travesty associated needs to play out amongst the humans that live nearby.
  记录收集和抹除得越快，在附近居住的人们间发生悲剧的可能就越小。