- [countable]
a funny drawing or picture of somebody that exaggerates some of their features 人物漫画 a cruel caricature of the prime minister 对首相的残酷讽刺
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + caricature- draw
- caricature of
- [countable]
a description of a person or thing that makes them seem silly by exaggerating some of their characteristics, or only showing some of their characteristics 夸张的描述 He had unfairly presented a caricature of my views. 他歪曲了我的观点。 The film gives a crude caricature of African history. 这部电影歪曲了非洲历史。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- crude
- grotesque
- mere
- …
- be
- become
- create
- …
- caricature of
- [countable]
a person who makes themselves seem silly because they exaggerate some of their characteristics 夸张的描述 The two stars had become caricatures of themselves. 这两位明星成了他们自己的讽刺画。
- [uncountable]
the art of drawing or writing caricatures 漫画艺术；漫画手法 The portrait verged on caricature. 这幅肖像近乎漫画。
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, from Italian caricatura, from caricare ‘load, exaggerate’, from Latin carricare, carcare ‘to load’, from Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.