vaudeville

英 [ˈvɔːdəvɪl]

美 [ˈvɔːdəvɪl]

n.  歌舞杂耍表演(尤流行于20世纪初)

BNC.37162 / COCA.17266

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 歌舞杂耍表演,综艺节目（尤流行于20世纪初）
  Vaudevilleis a type of entertainment consisting of short acts such as comedy, singing, and dancing. Vaudeville was especially popular in the early part of the twentieth century.
  1. In 1901, he broke out of vaudeville and set his sights on Broadway.
     1901年，他放弃了杂耍表演，决定到百老汇发展。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 music hall

英英释义

noun

• a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.
  Synonym:music hall

双语例句

• He started out in vaudeville.
  他是以演轻歌舞剧起家的。
• In 1901, he broke out of vaudeville and set his sights on Broadway.
  1901年，他放弃了杂耍表演，决定到百老汇发展。
• One of the most memorable gags in the history of vaudeville.
  轻歌舞剧历史上最令人难忘的噱头之一。
• While in school, Benny got a job as a violin player with the Barrison Theater, the local vaudeville house.
  学生时代，本尼得到了一份在巴里逊剧院（当地的歌舞杂技团）做小提琴手的工作。
• 'It's not that. It's just that if you had told me you wanted to come to the Vaudeville this evening, I could have sent you tickets for a box every bit as well as he could.
  没有的事，不过如果您早跟我讲今天晚上想到歌舞剧院来，我也会像他一样把这个包厢的票子给您送来的。
• Popular juvenile skits, which may derive from vaudeville or other stage comedy, are the only other shreds of possible folk drama to be found in the United States.
  流行广泛的青少年滑稽短剧，可能起源于杂耍或其他的舞台喜剧，是其他仅存于美国的民间戏剧。
• Near Grantaire, an almost silent table, a sheet of paper, an inkstand and a pen between two glasses of brandy, announced that a vaudeville was being sketched out.
  紧靠着格朗泰尔的，是一张几乎冷冷清清的桌子、一张纸、一瓶墨水和一支笔，放在两个小酒杯中间，宣告着一个闹剧剧本正在酝酿。
• The standard length of a vaudeville act was 12 minutes.
  一个杂耍节目的标准长度是12分钟。
• A theater in which vaudeville is staged. Two comedians followed ( eg in a variety show) by way of light relief.
  表演歌舞杂耍的地方。两名喜剧演员接着上场使观众轻松一下（如杂耍演出中）。
• But me and the fish man have plans to bring back vaudeville.
  但是我和渔民打算带来杂耍表演。