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词汇 example_english_sense-of-irony
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sense of irony

collocation in English

meanings of senseand irony


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sense
noun
uk /sens/ us /sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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irony
noun[U]
uk /ˈaɪ.rə.ni/ us /ˈaɪ.rə.ni/
a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very ...
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Examples of sense of irony


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With a characteristic senseofirony, he used the example of the controversial needle exchange proposals.
Farjeon, however, had not worked through his solutions that deeply nor had he a keen senseofirony.
The latter was often applied in the public forum not so much to embarrass a colleague, but to affirm his own pedigree and senseofirony.
I am sure that she used the word "clarification" with a senseofirony.
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She must also have a keen senseofirony!
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I mean that with a slight senseofirony but, equally, totally genuinely.
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Therefore, there is some senseofirony in the whole argument.
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It is written with a fine senseofirony.
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I am struck by the senseofirony and the role reversal—perhaps that will develop further as the evening progresses.
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I stand here, in any case, with the requisite senseofirony.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
I wish to some extent that the document had been drawn up with a slight senseofirony.
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I find a certain senseofirony in the situation.
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Calvin has a wide vocabulary and an advanced senseofirony.
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In the 1950s and '60s he lent his impeccable style and his senseofirony to television as well.
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He also demands that one know a bit about world culture, history and politics and have the wit to appreciate his senseofirony.
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This came about with a senseofirony due to the hat's rural or blue collar association and typically older demographic.
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His senseofirony has been bouncing off her level, unassuming faade for years.
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Her work is characterized by her feminism, an eye for detail, and a senseofirony.
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Sometimes it mocks its own seriousness, but its mostly fresh, with a senseofirony.
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He was known as a jovial man, with a sharp wit and strong senseofirony.
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