lampoon

🇬🇧 UK/læm'pu:n/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A piece of writing or other work that mocks or ridicules a person or institution satirically.

讽刺文章,讽刺作品

v.

To mock or ridicule someone or something through satire.

讽刺,嘲讽

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
lampoonother
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Common Collocations

  • 1.political lampoon政治讽刺
  • 2.literary lampoon文学讽刺

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The article was a witty lampoon of political leaders.

  • 2.

    The satirist lampooned the celebrity's pretentious behavior.

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