travesty
n.嘲弄;歪曲;拙劣模仿
音标:/'trævɪstɪ/
英文释义:
If you describe something as a travesty of another thing, you mean that it is a very bad representation of that other thing.
例句:
①Her 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。
②If 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。
look up
英英释义:
①If you look up a fact or a piece of information, you find it out by looking in something such as a reference book or a list.【(在参考书、列表等中)查检(事实或信息)】
②If you look someone up, you visit them after not having seen them for a long time.【拜访,探访,看望(久未见面的人)】
③If a situation is looking up, it is improving.【改善;好转】
例句:
①Many people have to look up the meaning of this word in the dictionary.
这个词的意思很多人都要查字典才知道。
②She looked up some friends of bygone years.
她去看望了一些过去的老朋友。
③Things could be looking up in the computer industry.
计算机行业的情况可能会好转。
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