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parody
UK ['pær.ə.di] US ['per-] noun
countable or uncountable
■writing, music, art, speech, etc. which intentionally copies the style of someone famous or copies a particular situation, making the features or qualities of the original more noticeable in a way that is humorous 滑稽模仿作品（指文章、音乐、艺术品、讲话等）•He was an eighteenth-century author who wrote parodies of other people's works.他是一位18世纪的作家，专对他人的作品进行滑稽模仿。 •There is a hint of self- parody in his later paintings.他后期的画含有自嘲的意味。 Compare travesty
countable disapproving
■something which so obviously fails to achieve the effect that was intended that it is stupid （几近荒谬的）拙劣的模仿•"It was a parody of a trial," said one observer.“这称不上审判，只是在装模作样，”一位观察者说。
UK ['pær.ə.di] US ['per-] verb transitive
■to copy the style of someone or something in a humorous way 滑稽模仿•One of the papers is running a competition in which you've got to parody a well-known author.有一家报纸正在举行一场竞赛，在比赛中你必须滑稽地模仿一位著名作家的风格写些东西。 |