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

• You know those clowns? I should have figured.
  你认识这两个小丑？我早该猜到。
• That's clowns and court jesters.
  那是小丑和宫廷丑角。
• They have organized games and the staff dress up as clowns.
  他们已经组织了游戏，工作人员打扮成小丑。
• On these clowns, can I get a witness?
  在这些小丑里有我的目击者吗？
• That one has ducks on his T-shirt and this one has clowns.
  那个t恤上有鸭子这个有小丑。
• Some people say: most clowns are sad people, what do you say?
  有人说：“大多数小丑是哀伤的人民”，你说呢？
• 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。
• Acrobats, clowns, drummers and jugglers entertained thousands of people watching on the side of the street.
  杂技演员、小丑、鼓手和玩杂耍的演员娱乐了在路边观看的人们。
• You really deserve better than clowns like us; you even laugh at my jokes!
  你理应找到比我们这些小丑们更好的朋友！我讲笑话的时候，你甚至还会笑出声来！
• A circus is not a circus without clowns!
  马戏团要是没有小丑就不叫马戏团了！