The play was a cross between a farce and a tragedy.

这出戏把闹剧和悲剧交织为一体。

《牛津词典》

I wonder if it was intended to be a farce.

我怀疑他们想把它演成一部闹剧。

youdao

All as a farce.

一切如同一场闹剧。

youdao

Kvit told VOA the recent destruction of books in Ukraine is not so much a tragedy, as it is a farce.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

"The commission was really a farce of a human rights fact-finding commission;

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

Gerrymandering has made congressional elections into a farce in which only one district in seven is competitive.

FORBES: DIY Democracy

Qualcomm's round trip shows how the solid and necessary profession of security analysis has become a farce.

FORBES: Analyze This

So many people in the Bundesbank view next year's selection business as a bit of a farce.

ECONOMIST: Germany and the euro