charade
noun uk/ʃəˈrɑːd/ us/ʃəˈreɪd/
(FALSE SITUATION)
[ C ]显而易见的作假;明显的伪装
an act or event that is clearly false
Everyone knew who was going to get the job from the start - the interviews were just a charade. 大家从一开始就知道谁会得到这份工作——面试不过是做个样子而已。
(GAME)
charades [ U ] 打哑谜猜字游戏
a team game in which each member tries to communicate to the others a particular word or phrase that they have been given, by expressing each syllable or word using silent actions
Our family used to love playing charades.
During a game of charades, he pretended to be a lion.
We had a game of charades with a movie theme.
It was Charles' birthday, and he invited us over for an evening of cake and charades.
Guests could be heard playing charades in the next room.