| 词汇 | clowning |
| 释义 | clowning present participle ofclown clown verb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] uk /klaʊn/ us /klaʊn/ to act stupidly, often to make other people laugh: 扮小丑;出洋相;逗笑 Left alone, the class threw books, pulled faces, and generally clowned around.由于没有人管，班上的学生扔书本，扮鬼脸，简直胡闹成一片。 Behaving in a silly way act/play the goatidiom be asking for it/troubleidiom be playing at somethingidiom blonde clown cut something up faff goof goof around have a blonde momentidiom horse around kid mess monkey monkey around muck muck someone/something about/around piss (someone) about/around play around spectacle Examples of clowningclowning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But at the same time, the speech has all the marks of clowning. These performances are mimetic representations, of course, but by largely substituting the conventions of popular clowning for those of dramatic impersonation they effectively mock mimesis. The clowning is not knock-about, coming across as droll rather than slapstick. They have caught on that clowning doesn't throw off the timing or slow down cruel social machinery. There was movement and mask work and, clearly, you did a lot of clowning. Berberian's 'domestic clowning' had been turned upon domesticity itself. A further forty pages deal with massage, clowning, drama, music, pets and arts and crafts, while in amongst this selection we find one half-page on reminiscence and life review. It has moved me with the emotions expressed, it has made me laugh with the clowning, it has moved me to rise to my feet and cheer at the curtain. There are licensed occasions for clowning, and there are also licensed occasions for humbug. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not at all impressed when cheap jokes are made by a man who is renowned for clowning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a fact that one rarely sees politicians clowning on the television screen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has to be some pretty good clowning and pretty relevant interruptions to impress them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggest to him, very respectfully, that some of the statements he has made this afternoon are lovely examples of clowning on his part. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The shows include a range of circus disciplines including acrobatics, juggling, aerial work, clowning, tightrope walking and aqua-balance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Their style combined elements of clowning, physical comedy, mime, slapstick, vaudeville and variety. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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