•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。

•"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。

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•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。