Word · Frequency #37858
burlesque
/bəːˈlesk/
verb
戏仿；夸张嘲讽
To parody or ridicule by grotesque or exaggerated imitation.
- 1.
To make a burlesque parody of.
制作滑稽模仿
- 2.
To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
通过怪诞的表现或语言进行嘲讽或使之显得荒谬
制作滑稽模仿；通过怪诞的表现或语言进行嘲讽或使之显得荒谬
In use
The comedian burlesqued the politician's speech to make the audience laugh.
The play burlesques a famous opera, turning its tragic scenes into comedy.
She burlesqued the teacher's way of walking, and everyone in class found it funny.
burlesque + noun
及物动词，后接被模仿的对象。
The comedian burlesqued the politician's speech.
喜剧演员滑稽地模仿了那位政治家的演讲。
burlesque + noun + as + noun
用as引出讽刺的角色或特征。
The play burlesques the king as a greedy fool.
这出戏把国王讽刺成一个贪婪的傻瓜。
Verb forms
base burlesque · third person burlesques · -ing burlesquing · past burlesqued · past participle burlesqued
诙谐模仿
Connections
Confusing words
- parody
- 滑稽模仿（尤指对风格或作品的戏仿） · burlesque 强调低级粗俗的滑稽，parody 更偏重对风格或作品的模仿模仿
Word family
- burlesques
- plural, third person singular
- burlesqued
- past, past participle
- burlesquing
- present participle
Learner notes
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