travesty

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  • n.歪曲；嘲弄
  • v.滑稽化；拙劣地表演
  • Web滑稽模仿；漫画；曲解
Plural Form：travesties  Past Participle：travestied  Present Participle：travestying  

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travesty
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1.
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嘲弄；歪曲something that does not have the qualities or values that it should have, and as a result is often shocking or offensive
The trial was a travesty of justice .
这一审判是对正义的嘲弄。

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1.
The objection is bound to be raised that such a conception is a complete travesty of the whole idea of philosophy.
一定有人提出反对，说这样一种看法是对整个哲学概念的歪曲。
yí dìng yǒu rén tí chū fǎn duì , shuō zhè yàng yī zhǒng kàn fǎ shì duì zhěng gè zhé xué gài niàn de wāi qū 。
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2.
The travesty was a dance where the body burnt up into a pile of ashes rather than ascending into a fully formed fourth dimensional vessel.
这个悲剧就是身体焚烧成一堆灰烬，而不是提升成一个完整的第四维度管道的舞蹈。
zhè ge bēi jù jiù shì shēn tǐ fén shāo chéng yī duī huī jìn , ér bú shì tí shēng chéng yī gè wán zhěng de dì sì wéi dù guǎn dào de wǔ dǎo 。
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3.
Was opposite, allegedly CK also is to see above the travesty that I mention just begins a sword to go slant sharp edge.
对了，据说CK也是看到上面我提到的漫画才开始剑走偏锋。
duì le , jù shuō CK yě shì kàn dào shàng mian wǒ tí dào de màn huà cái kāi shǐ jiàn zǒu piān fēng 。
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4.
In the statement, he said the trial is 'a travesty of justice aimed only at creating a symbolic break with the past. '
他在声明中说，对本•阿里的审判是对正义的曲解，唯一的目的是创造一个与过去决裂的象征。
tā zài shēng míng zhōng shuō , duì běn • ā lǐ de shěn pàn shì duì zhèng yì de qū jiě , wéi yī de mù dì shì chuàng zào yī gè yǔ guò qù jué liè de xiàng zhēng 。
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5.
"They've virtually destroyed this museum to Chinese revolutionary history, " he said. "I think it's a real travesty. "
“他们实际上毁了这座中国革命历史博物馆，”他说。“我看真是滑稽。”
" tā men shí jì shang huǐ le zhè zuò zhōng guó gé mìng lì shǐ bó wù guǎn , " tā shuō 。 " wǒ kàn zhēn shì huá jī 。 "
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The right was outraged. The Wall Street Journal dubbed the case a "travesty of justice" and urged the president to pardon Mr Libby.
一边右派们怒气冲天，《华尔街日报》封称此案“歪曲司法”并呼吁总统赦免利比。
yì biān yòu pài men nù qì chōng tiān , 《 huá ěr jiē rì bào 》 fēng chēng cǐ àn " wāi qū sī fǎ " bìng hū yù zǒng tǒng shè miǎn lì bǐ 。
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7.
They collapse standards and offer a vainglorious travesty of a cultural experience to a paying public.
它们破坏了标准，并给付费公众带来了对文化体验的虚荣模仿。
tā men pò huài le biāo zhǔn , bìng jǐ fù fèi gōng zhòng dài lái le duì wén huà tǐ yàn de xū róng mó fǎng 。
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8.
The experts agree that if the health workers are found guilty, it would be a travesty of justice.
这些专家同意说，如果这些医务工作者被判有罪，那将是对正义的嘲弄。
zhè xiē zhuān jiā tóng yì shuō , rú guǒ zhè xiē yī wù gōng zuò zhě bèi pàn yǒu zuì , nà jiāng shì duì zhèng yì de cháo nòng 。
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9.
The administration of the Chinese telegraph system is frequently a mere travesty of what it might be and ought to be.
中国电报总局[注]的管理，与它应该成为的样子相比，只不过是一种拙劣的歪曲。
zhōng guó diàn bào zǒng jú [ zhù ] de guǎn lǐ , yǔ tā yīng gāi chéng wéi de yàng zǐ xiāng bǐ , zhǐ bú guò shì yī zhǒng zhuō liè de wāi qū 。
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10.
They describe the outdated hypertensive care available for huge numbers of people as "a travesty that cannot continue to be ignored" .
这些作者们描绘到，大量人口可以获得的落伍的高血压保健是一个“讽刺，再也不能继续被忽略了。”
zhè xiē zuò zhě men miáo huì dào , dà liàng rén kǒu kě yǐ huò dé de luò wǔ de gāo xuè yā bǎo jiàn shì yī gè " fěng cì , zài yě bù néng jì xù bèi hū lüè le 。 "
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