clowns

英 [klaʊnz]

美 [klaʊnz]

n.  丑角; 小丑; 蠢货; 笨蛋
v.  (尤指为逗人笑而故意)作出蠢相
clown的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• (马戏团的)小丑
  Aclownis a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh.
• VERB 扮小丑，装傻，作蠢相（逗人发笑）
  If youclown, you do silly things in order to make people laugh.
  1. Bruno clowned and won affection everywhere.
     布鲁诺很会耍活宝，到哪儿都受到大家的喜爱。
  2. Clown aroundandclown aboutmean the same asclown.
     clown around 和 clown about 同 clown
  3. Bev made her laugh, the way she was always clowning around.
     贝夫用她一贯滑稽耍宝的方式逗她发笑。
• N-COUNT 爱开玩笑的人;诙谐的人;活宝
  If you say that someone is aclown, you mean that they say funny things or do silly things to amuse people.
  1. He was laughing, the clown of the twosome.
     他在笑，二人搭档中逗人乐的那个。
• N-COUNT 傻瓜;蠢货
  If you describe someone as aclown, you disapprove of them and have no respect for them.
  1. I still think I could do a better job than those clowns in Washington.
     我还是认为自己会比华盛顿的那些蠢货干得好。

双语例句

• Grass's novels are peopled with outlandish characters: grotesques, clowns, scarecrows, dwarfs.
  格拉斯的小说里充斥着稀奇古怪的人物：丑陋的怪人、小丑、稻草人和侏儒。
• We were all tickled to death at the antics of the clowns.
  看到小丑的滑稽动作，我们乐极了。
• You know those clowns? I should have figured.
  你认识这两个小丑？我早该猜到。
• Clowns, acrobats, horses and lions.
  小丑，杂技，马和狮子。
• On these clowns, can I get a witness?
  在这些小丑里有我的目击者吗？
• Just let me know when the midgets and clowns arrive.
  侏儒和小丑来的时候通知我一下。
• When you see clowns, what do you think of?
  当你看到小丑，你会想到什麽呢？
• I still think I could do a better job than those clowns in Washington.
  我还是认为自己会比华盛顿的那些蠢货干得好。
• Sometimes accordion players, actors and clowns come along.
  有时会有手风琴演奏者、演员和小丑们一路跟着。
• A circus is not a circus without clowns!
  马戏团要是没有小丑就不叫马戏团了！