charades

US /ʃəˈreɪdz/
UK /ʃəˈreɪdz/
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1.

猜谜游戏, 手势游戏

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.
晚饭后我们玩了猜谜游戏。
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She's very good at acting out charades.
她很擅长表演猜谜游戏。
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mimepantomimeacting game
2.

闹剧, 骗局

an absurd pretense intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance

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Their marriage was a complete charade.
他们的婚姻完全是场闹剧。
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The whole trial was a charade, designed to protect the guilty.
整个审判都是一场骗局，旨在保护有罪之人。
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farcepretensemockeryshamhoax