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farce

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n.笑剧,闹剧,滑稽剧,胡闹 vt.<古>填塞,为(演讲,作品等)加穿插

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动词过去式:farced 过去分词:farced 现在分词:farcing 第三人称单数:farces

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farce


/fɑ:s; fɑrs/
n
1 (a) [C] funny play for the theatre based on unlikely situations and events 笑剧; 闹剧; 滑稽戏.
(b) [U] plays of this type 笑剧、闹剧一类的剧目
*I prefer farce to tragedy. 我喜欢笑剧而不喜欢悲剧.
2 [C] absurd and pointless proceedings 荒唐而无意义的行动
*The prisoner's trial was a farce. 对那个囚犯的审讯简直是胡闹.

farce


n
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French;Origin:Latin farcire 'to stuff (= fill with a mixture of cut-up food)'; because early religious plays often had humorous parts put into them]
[singular]
an event or a situation that is very badly organized or does not happen properly, in a way that is silly and unreasonable
 She admitted that the interview had been a complete farce from start to finish.
[U and C]
a humorous play or film in which the characters are involved in complicated and silly situations, or the style of writing or acting that is used