Definition of charade in English:

charade

noun ʃəˈrɑːdʃəˈreɪd

1An absurd pretence intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance.
装模作样
talk of unity was nothing more than a charade
Example sentencesExamples
- A glance at the list of candidates shows that the whole thing is a charade.
- Or would he have continued this charade and pretended he was going to medical school?
- The whole thing was one of the most cynical charades in memory.
- Willing to humor him though, just to see what he was up to, I continued the charade.
- "It is time to end this charade, " she said menacingly.
- The amazing thing is that our reporters, our public and our government buys into their charade.
- The charade was kept up for a long time, far too long, but all that has changed now.
- In place of a serious investigation, the FBI has mounted an elaborate charade.
- Cyril confesses to never taking to parliament as an institution and described it as a charade and a farce.
- This charade of an interview was nothing more than a commercial for appeasement.
- I was finding it increasingly difficult to keep up my charade with Peter, and every kiss was tainted with my dishonesty.
- So they went farther and farther until they couldn't keep the charade going any more.
- Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for the final executive meeting which was a charade of democracy.
- This budget is a pure charade with more hidden tax than the publicised ones.
- We'll probably never know the reasons behind the charade we've just witnessed.
- The first meeting of the county committee last Thursday was a charade.
- It was an elaborate charade which, through the performance of ritual, disguised the imposition of the royal will.
- Maybe it's time we dropped the charade and accepted that we're as brash and pushy as any New York cabbie ever was.
- When it's presented in this way, most women can see chivalry for the silly charade it really is.
- But fortunately, as part of my ongoing charade of being a writer, I have a pad and pen with me.
Synonyms
farce, pantomime, travesty, mockery, parody, pretence, act, masquerade, sham, fake, false display, show, front, facade
rare simulacrum
1. 1.1charades A game in which players guess a word or phrase from a written or acted clue given for each syllable and for the whole item.
  （以书写或动作表示每个音节和整体的线索，让参与者来猜字或短语的）猜词游戏，字谜游戏
  Example sentencesExamples
  A lively game of charades finished a fun filled evening.
  Hokey as it might seem, go for the stuff you loved as a kid - musical chairs, limbo, pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, charades or a pinata.
  Reading and parlour games such as charades are preferred.
  When they got together at Mike's, a game of charades was inevitable.
  Round up the gang for a game of touch football or charades.
  Every day was like a complicated, extended game of charades.
  We ate dinner, we played games such as charades, and we danced to the music (I danced with Lei, of course).
  It was my birthday at the weekend and a surprise dinner and after-dinner game of charades was in order.
  They played all sorts of games: cards, draughts, and even charades.
  In the evenings or holidays we played charades and card games and table tennis.
  The soldiers from both sides quickly overcame the language barrier and communicated in a fashion more like a noisy game of charades.
  The evening ended with a game of charades with some very unusual and funny pub names to guess.
  She introduced him to charades, although the clues had to be limited to those that could be done from a sitting position.
  There weren't many people over, but we had a good game of poker, a good game of charades, and very good champagne at midnight.
  During their stay, children will have complementary use of the Fun in Safe Hands Club, which includes activities such as water games, a video club, charades, make and do, painting and competitions.
  As in any game of charades, eventually all the clues click and the answer suddenly became obvious.
  Moll took a moment to try to decipher it, feeling like she was playing an odd parlour game of charades.
  I'm bored out of my wits and the rest of the guys are playing charades, not exactly my type of game.
  Whether it's a poetry recital or a game of charades, any performance can become a life lesson.
  For the Easter holiday weekend how about we start a game of charades?

Origin

Late 18th century: from French, from modern Provençal charrado 'conversation', from charra 'chatter', perhaps of imitative origin.

Rhymes

Assad, aubade, avant-garde, backyard, ballade, bard, Bernard, bombard, canard, card, chard, couvade, croustade, Cunard, facade, glissade, guard, hard, ill-starred, interlard, lard, Montagnard, nard, pard, petard, pomade, promenade, regard, rodomontade, roulade, saccade, Sade, salade, sard, shard, unmarred, unscarred, yard

Definition of charade in US English:

charade

nounSHəˈrādʃəˈreɪd

1An absurd pretense intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance.
装模作样
talk of unity was nothing more than a charade
Example sentencesExamples
- Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for the final executive meeting which was a charade of democracy.
- I was finding it increasingly difficult to keep up my charade with Peter, and every kiss was tainted with my dishonesty.
- Cyril confesses to never taking to parliament as an institution and described it as a charade and a farce.
- When it's presented in this way, most women can see chivalry for the silly charade it really is.
- "It is time to end this charade, " she said menacingly.
- The first meeting of the county committee last Thursday was a charade.
- We'll probably never know the reasons behind the charade we've just witnessed.
- So they went farther and farther until they couldn't keep the charade going any more.
- Maybe it's time we dropped the charade and accepted that we're as brash and pushy as any New York cabbie ever was.
- Or would he have continued this charade and pretended he was going to medical school?
- The amazing thing is that our reporters, our public and our government buys into their charade.
- In place of a serious investigation, the FBI has mounted an elaborate charade.
- It was an elaborate charade which, through the performance of ritual, disguised the imposition of the royal will.
- The whole thing was one of the most cynical charades in memory.
- Willing to humor him though, just to see what he was up to, I continued the charade.
- A glance at the list of candidates shows that the whole thing is a charade.
- But fortunately, as part of my ongoing charade of being a writer, I have a pad and pen with me.
- This charade of an interview was nothing more than a commercial for appeasement.
- The charade was kept up for a long time, far too long, but all that has changed now.
- This budget is a pure charade with more hidden tax than the publicised ones.
Synonyms
farce, pantomime, travesty, mockery, parody, pretence, act, masquerade, sham, fake, false display, show, front, facade
1. 1.1charades A game in which players guess a word or phrase from pantomimed clues.
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was my birthday at the weekend and a surprise dinner and after-dinner game of charades was in order.
  I'm bored out of my wits and the rest of the guys are playing charades, not exactly my type of game.
  We ate dinner, we played games such as charades, and we danced to the music (I danced with Lei, of course).
  The evening ended with a game of charades with some very unusual and funny pub names to guess.
  Reading and parlour games such as charades are preferred.
  A lively game of charades finished a fun filled evening.
  When they got together at Mike's, a game of charades was inevitable.
  Round up the gang for a game of touch football or charades.
  During their stay, children will have complementary use of the Fun in Safe Hands Club, which includes activities such as water games, a video club, charades, make and do, painting and competitions.
  She introduced him to charades, although the clues had to be limited to those that could be done from a sitting position.
  In the evenings or holidays we played charades and card games and table tennis.
  Whether it's a poetry recital or a game of charades, any performance can become a life lesson.
  They played all sorts of games: cards, draughts, and even charades.
  As in any game of charades, eventually all the clues click and the answer suddenly became obvious.
  Hokey as it might seem, go for the stuff you loved as a kid - musical chairs, limbo, pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, charades or a pinata.
  For the Easter holiday weekend how about we start a game of charades?
  There weren't many people over, but we had a good game of poker, a good game of charades, and very good champagne at midnight.
  The soldiers from both sides quickly overcame the language barrier and communicated in a fashion more like a noisy game of charades.
  Every day was like a complicated, extended game of charades.
  Moll took a moment to try to decipher it, feeling like she was playing an odd parlour game of charades.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French, from modern Provençal charrado ‘conversation’, from charra ‘chatter’, perhaps of imitative origin.

词汇	charade
释义	Definition of charade in English: charade noun ʃəˈrɑːdʃəˈreɪd 1An absurd pretence intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance. 装模作样 talk of unity was nothing more than a charade Example sentencesExamples A glance at the list of candidates shows that the whole thing is a charade. Or would he have continued this charade and pretended he was going to medical school? The whole thing was one of the most cynical charades in memory. Willing to humor him though, just to see what he was up to, I continued the charade. "It is time to end this charade, " she said menacingly. The amazing thing is that our reporters, our public and our government buys into their charade. The charade was kept up for a long time, far too long, but all that has changed now. In place of a serious investigation, the FBI has mounted an elaborate charade. Cyril confesses to never taking to parliament as an institution and described it as a charade and a farce. This charade of an interview was nothing more than a commercial for appeasement. I was finding it increasingly difficult to keep up my charade with Peter, and every kiss was tainted with my dishonesty. So they went farther and farther until they couldn't keep the charade going any more. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for the final executive meeting which was a charade of democracy. This budget is a pure charade with more hidden tax than the publicised ones. We'll probably never know the reasons behind the charade we've just witnessed. The first meeting of the county committee last Thursday was a charade. It was an elaborate charade which, through the performance of ritual, disguised the imposition of the royal will. Maybe it's time we dropped the charade and accepted that we're as brash and pushy as any New York cabbie ever was. When it's presented in this way, most women can see chivalry for the silly charade it really is. But fortunately, as part of my ongoing charade of being a writer, I have a pad and pen with me. Synonyms farce, pantomime, travesty, mockery, parody, pretence, act, masquerade, sham, fake, false display, show, front, facade rare simulacrum 1.1charades A game in which players guess a word or phrase from a written or acted clue given for each syllable and for the whole item. （以书写或动作表示每个音节和整体的线索，让参与者来猜字或短语的）猜词游戏，字谜游戏 Example sentencesExamples A lively game of charades finished a fun filled evening. Hokey as it might seem, go for the stuff you loved as a kid - musical chairs, limbo, pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, charades or a pinata. Reading and parlour games such as charades are preferred. When they got together at Mike's, a game of charades was inevitable. Round up the gang for a game of touch football or charades. Every day was like a complicated, extended game of charades. We ate dinner, we played games such as charades, and we danced to the music (I danced with Lei, of course). It was my birthday at the weekend and a surprise dinner and after-dinner game of charades was in order. They played all sorts of games: cards, draughts, and even charades. In the evenings or holidays we played charades and card games and table tennis. The soldiers from both sides quickly overcame the language barrier and communicated in a fashion more like a noisy game of charades. The evening ended with a game of charades with some very unusual and funny pub names to guess. She introduced him to charades, although the clues had to be limited to those that could be done from a sitting position. There weren't many people over, but we had a good game of poker, a good game of charades, and very good champagne at midnight. During their stay, children will have complementary use of the Fun in Safe Hands Club, which includes activities such as water games, a video club, charades, make and do, painting and competitions. As in any game of charades, eventually all the clues click and the answer suddenly became obvious. Moll took a moment to try to decipher it, feeling like she was playing an odd parlour game of charades. I'm bored out of my wits and the rest of the guys are playing charades, not exactly my type of game. Whether it's a poetry recital or a game of charades, any performance can become a life lesson. For the Easter holiday weekend how about we start a game of charades? Origin Late 18th century: from French, from modern Provençal charrado 'conversation', from charra 'chatter', perhaps of imitative origin. Rhymes Assad, aubade, avant-garde, backyard, ballade, bard, Bernard, bombard, canard, card, chard, couvade, croustade, Cunard, facade, glissade, guard, hard, ill-starred, interlard, lard, Montagnard, nard, pard, petard, pomade, promenade, regard, rodomontade, roulade, saccade, Sade, salade, sard, shard, unmarred, unscarred, yard Definition of charade in US English: charade nounSHəˈrādʃəˈreɪd 1An absurd pretense intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance. 装模作样 talk of unity was nothing more than a charade Example sentencesExamples Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for the final executive meeting which was a charade of democracy. I was finding it increasingly difficult to keep up my charade with Peter, and every kiss was tainted with my dishonesty. Cyril confesses to never taking to parliament as an institution and described it as a charade and a farce. When it's presented in this way, most women can see chivalry for the silly charade it really is. "It is time to end this charade, " she said menacingly. The first meeting of the county committee last Thursday was a charade. We'll probably never know the reasons behind the charade we've just witnessed. So they went farther and farther until they couldn't keep the charade going any more. Maybe it's time we dropped the charade and accepted that we're as brash and pushy as any New York cabbie ever was. Or would he have continued this charade and pretended he was going to medical school? The amazing thing is that our reporters, our public and our government buys into their charade. In place of a serious investigation, the FBI has mounted an elaborate charade. It was an elaborate charade which, through the performance of ritual, disguised the imposition of the royal will. The whole thing was one of the most cynical charades in memory. Willing to humor him though, just to see what he was up to, I continued the charade. A glance at the list of candidates shows that the whole thing is a charade. But fortunately, as part of my ongoing charade of being a writer, I have a pad and pen with me. This charade of an interview was nothing more than a commercial for appeasement. The charade was kept up for a long time, far too long, but all that has changed now. This budget is a pure charade with more hidden tax than the publicised ones. Synonyms farce, pantomime, travesty, mockery, parody, pretence, act, masquerade, sham, fake, false display, show, front, facade 1.1charades A game in which players guess a word or phrase from pantomimed clues. Example sentencesExamples It was my birthday at the weekend and a surprise dinner and after-dinner game of charades was in order. I'm bored out of my wits and the rest of the guys are playing charades, not exactly my type of game. We ate dinner, we played games such as charades, and we danced to the music (I danced with Lei, of course). The evening ended with a game of charades with some very unusual and funny pub names to guess. Reading and parlour games such as charades are preferred. A lively game of charades finished a fun filled evening. When they got together at Mike's, a game of charades was inevitable. Round up the gang for a game of touch football or charades. During their stay, children will have complementary use of the Fun in Safe Hands Club, which includes activities such as water games, a video club, charades, make and do, painting and competitions. She introduced him to charades, although the clues had to be limited to those that could be done from a sitting position. In the evenings or holidays we played charades and card games and table tennis. Whether it's a poetry recital or a game of charades, any performance can become a life lesson. They played all sorts of games: cards, draughts, and even charades. As in any game of charades, eventually all the clues click and the answer suddenly became obvious. Hokey as it might seem, go for the stuff you loved as a kid - musical chairs, limbo, pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, charades or a pinata. For the Easter holiday weekend how about we start a game of charades? There weren't many people over, but we had a good game of poker, a good game of charades, and very good champagne at midnight. The soldiers from both sides quickly overcame the language barrier and communicated in a fashion more like a noisy game of charades. Every day was like a complicated, extended game of charades. Moll took a moment to try to decipher it, feeling like she was playing an odd parlour game of charades. Origin Late 18th century: from French, from modern Provençal charrado ‘conversation’, from charra ‘chatter’, perhaps of imitative origin.
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