1N-COUNT [usually singular]明显的做作;一眼看穿的伪装 If you describe someone's actions as a charade, you mean that their actions are so obviously false that they do not convince anyone. 明显的做作;一眼看穿的伪装 [disapproval]
I wondered why he had gone through the elaborate charade.
我不明白,他为什么要大费周章,装腔作势。
The UN at the moment is still trying to maintain the charade of neutrality.
联合国眼下还在努力摆出一副中立的假面孔。
2N-UNCOUNT 看手势猜字谜游戏Charades is a game for teams of players in which one team acts a word or phrase, syllable by syllable, until other players guess the whole word or phrase. 看手势猜字谜游戏
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。