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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++spoof /spuːf/ noun [countable]  MAKE FUN OFa funny book, play, or film that copies something serious or important and makes it seem silly 滑稽模仿作品 take-offspoof of/on The play is a spoof on Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Julius Caesar’. 这出戏是对莎士比亚悲剧《尤利乌斯恺撒》的滑稽模仿。 a spoof documentary 模仿纪实片的滑稽作品spoof verb [transitive]
Examples from the Corpus
spoofThis novel is witty, good humored, and something of a spoof.The scenes between the sons, all witty repartee, came close to a spoof of stagey theatrical speech.Why travel thousands of miles to visit a spoof Paris?Audiences of the time might have been forgiven for thinking the dance was a spoof.The film was a spoof on Hollywood cop movies.When Time Was Away appeared, Newton wrote a spoof review of it."A Five Minute Hamlet" is a very funny spoof of Shakespeare's most famous play.On the whole I hate spoofs and I like everything played straight.That haunted offspring turns out to be none other than large Lawrence, in this raucous spoof of trash television.The best of Mel Brooks' recent spoofs.spoof of/on"Austin Powers" is a spoof on spy films of the '60s.The scenes between the sons, all witty repartee, came close to a spoof of stagey theatrical speech.That haunted offspring turns out to be none other than large Lawrence, in this raucous spoof of trash television.
Origin spoof (1800-1900) Invented name for a game involving deception
spoof nounChinese
play, that book, Corpus something serious or copies funny a film


spoof
spoof /spuːf/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Invented name for a game involving deception
a funny book, play, or film that copies something serious or important and makes it seem silly ⇨ take-off
    spoof of/on
    The play is a spoof on Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Julius Caesar’.
    a spoof documentary
—spoof verb [transitive]


spoofBrE /spuːf/ 🔊NAmE /spuːf/ 🔊 noun(informal) a humorous copy of a film/movie, television programme, etc. that exaggerates its main features (对电影、电视节目等的)滑稽模仿It's a spoof on horror movies. 这是对恐怖片的滑稽模仿。🔊🔊
spoofBrE /spuːf/ 🔊NAmE /spuːf/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they spoof BrE /spuːf/ 🔊 NAmE /spuːf/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it spoofs BrE /spuːfs/ 🔊 NAmE /spuːfs/ 🔊past simple spoofed BrE /spuːft/ 🔊 NAmE /spuːft/ 🔊past participle spoofed BrE /spuːft/ 🔊 NAmE /spuːft/ 🔊 -ing form spoofing BrE /ˈspuːfɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈspuːfɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to copy a film/movie, television programme, etc. in an amusing way by exaggerating its main features 滑稽地模仿(电影、电视节目等)It is a movie that spoofs other movies. 这是一部夸张地模仿其他电影的影片。🔊🔊

caricature, comedy, funny, joke, parody, pun, sketch, slapstick, spoof, take-off

~ sth to send an email that appears to come from sb else's email address (冒用他人电邮地址)发送电邮;发送仿真电邮;电邮欺骗Someone has been spoofing my address. 有人一直在冒用我的电邮地址发送电邮。🔊🔊
spoof·ing BrE /ˈspuːfɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈspuːfɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]