satire
noun
ˈsætaɪə
noun
1
a
way
of
criticizing
something
such
as
a
group
of
people
or
a
system,
in
which
you
deliberately
make
them
seem
funny
so
that
people
will
see
their
faults
讽刺，讥讽
U
the
characteristic
use
of
satire
in
Jonson’s
work
琼森作品中讽刺手法的独到运用
political/social
satire
a
comedy
group
that
does
political
satire
一个专门搞政治讽刺的喜剧团体
2
a
piece
of
writing,
film,
play
etc
that
uses
this
type
of
criticism
〔文章、电影、剧本等的〕讽刺作品
C
[+
on
]
a
satire
on
American
politics
关于美国政治的讽刺作品
savage/stinging/vicious/biting
satire
a
biting
satire
of
the
television
industry
对电视业的辛辣讽刺
a
well-known
satirical
magazine
一本著名的讽刺杂志