informal <非正式>
1
- a humorous imitation of something, typically a film or a particular genre of film, in which its characteristic features are exaggerated for comic effect(尤指对影片的)幽默夸张模仿:
a Robin Hood spoof.
对罗宾汉的夸张模仿。
2
- a trick played on someone as a joke戏弄, 玩笑。
with obj.
1
- imitate (something) while exaggerating its characteristic features for comic effect夸张幽默地模仿:
it is a movie that spoofs other movies.
这是一个夸张地模仿其他影片的电影。
2
- hoax or trick (someone)戏弄(某人); 哄骗:
they proceeded to spoof Western intelligence with false information.
他们接着用假消息来愚弄西方情报部门。
2.1
- interfere with (radio or radar signals) so as to make them useless干扰; 破坏(无线电或雷达信号)。
派生词
spoofer
nounspoofery
noun词源
late 19th cent.: coined by Arthur Roberts (1852-1933), English comedian.