charades

US /ʃəˈreɪdz/
UK /ʃəˈreɪdz/
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1.

猜謎遊戲, 手勢遊戲

a game in which players guess a word or phrase from a silent charade acted out by another player

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We played charades after dinner.
晚飯後我們玩了猜謎遊戲。
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She's very good at acting out charades.
她很擅長表演猜謎遊戲。
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2.

鬧劇, 騙局

an absurd pretense intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance

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Their marriage was a complete charade.
他們的婚姻完全是場鬧劇。
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The whole trial was a charade, designed to protect the guilty.
整個審判都是一場騙局，旨在保護有罪之人。
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