A send-up is a film, article, show, or sketch that copies a person, a style, or another work in order to make it look funny or a bit silly. It is teasing, not a careful lesson. The copy has to be close enough that you recognise the original, then it tips into a joke.

A send-up is a film, article, show, or sketch send-up 是一部片、一篇文章、一個節目或一段短劇， that copies它模仿 a person, a style, or another work一個人、一種風格，或另一部作品， in order to make it look funny or a bit silly為了讓對方看起來好笑、有點傻。 It is teasing它是在鬧著玩， not a careful lesson不是認真上課。 The copy這份模仿 has to be close enough必須像到 that you recognise the original你認得出原本的東西， then然後 it tips into a joke它再一歪，就成了笑話。

The word is especially British; American speakers more often say parody or spoof, and in Taiwan students will hear 惡搞 for the same idea. A send-up can be kind or sharp. It is informal, the language of reviews and chat about TV, not of a contract.

The word is especially British這個字特別英式； American speakers美國人 more often say比較常說 parody or spoof， and in Taiwan而在台灣， for the same idea同一個意思， students will hear學生會聽到的是 惡搞。 A send-up send-up can be kind or sharp可以溫和，也可以尖銳。 It is informal它是非正式的字， the language of reviews and chat about TV是影評和聊電視時的語言， not of a contract不是合約裡的。

Do not mix it up with other uses of send up: in older British slang, to send someone up could also mean to send them to prison. That is not this noun.

Do not mix it up不要把它 with other uses of send up跟 send up 的其他用法搞混： in older British slang在較舊的英式俚語裡， to send someone up， could also mean也可以表示 to send them to prison把人送進監獄。 That那 is not this noun不是這裡這個名詞。