travesties

英 [ˈtrævɪstiz] 美 [ˈtrævəstiz]

n.  嘲弄; 歪曲
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柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 嘲弄;歪曲;拙劣模仿
    If you describe something as a travesty of another thing, you mean that it is a very bad representation of that other thing.
    1. Her 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。
    2. If 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。
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双语例句

  1. Such travesties are the unconscious patterns becoming physical.
    这些悲剧是无意识内模式显化成物质的结果。
  2. Without detailed tests, no one can pinpoint exactly what is causing the reproductive travesties in Russian hamsters and rats, Italian and Austrian mice, and livestock in India and America.
    如果没有详细的测试，没有人能够查出究竟是什麽原因造成俄罗斯仓鼠和大鼠，意大利和奥地利小鼠，印度和美国的牲畜的生殖悲剧。
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