1 ADJ-GRADED 反语的;讽刺挖苦的 When you make an ironic remark, you say something that you do not mean, as a joke. 反语的;讽刺挖苦的
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At the most solemn moments he will flash a mocking smile or make an ironic remark.
在最庄严的时刻他脸上会闪现嘲弄的微笑或说一句讽刺挖苦的话。
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People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school, but they were being ironic.
人们中学时常把我称作“万人迷先生”,但他们是在挖苦我。
SYN sarcastic, dry, sharp, acid
2 ADJ-GRADED 具有讽刺意味的;令人啼笑皆非的 If you say that it is ironic that something should happen, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast. 具有讽刺意味的;令人啼笑皆非的
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Does he not find it ironic that the sort of people his movie celebrates hardly ever watch this kind of movie?
他电影里颂扬的那些人几乎从不看这种电影,难道他不觉得这是种讽刺吗？
SYN paradoxical, absurd, contradictory, puzzling
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