satire
n
1 [U] attacking foolish or wicked behaviour by making fun of it, often by using sarcasm and parody 讽刺; 讥讽
a work of bitter satire 充满尖刻讽刺的作品
Is there too much satire on TV? 电视上讽刺内容是否太多了?
2 [C] ~ (on sb/sth) piece of writing, play, film, etc that makes fun of foolish or wicked behaviour in this way 讽刺作品(文章、 戏剧、 电影等)
Her novel is a satire on social snobbery. 她的小说是描写势利小人的讽刺作品.
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.