Phrase
clown around
/klaun əˈraund/
noun
胡闹
foolish or playful behavior; acting in a silly way
In use
His constant clown around at the office frustrated his colleagues.
The teacher warned that any further clown around would lead to detention.
After an hour of clown around, the children finally settled down to read.
possessive + clown around
“clown around”作为名词时指胡闹行为，前面常用所有格。
His clown around is getting on my nerves.
他的胡闹让我很烦。
be into + clown around
“be into”表示喜欢做某事，后接名词短语。
The children are always into clown around.
孩子们总是喜欢胡闹。
Connections
Confusing words
- fool around
- 胡闹；浪费时间；鬼混 · “clown around”强调故意搞笑或扮丑以逗乐，通常是无恶意的；而“fool around”可指浪费时间或轻浮行为，有时含贬义，也可能指暧昧关系。
- mess around
- 胡闹；瞎弄 · “clown around”侧重表演式的滑稽行为；而“mess around”更常指随意玩弄或胡乱操作，不一定有表演性质。
Word family
- clownish
- 滑稽的，傻里傻气的 · adj.
- clownishly
- 滑稽地，傻乎乎地 · adv.
- clownishness
- 滑稽，傻气 · n.
- clownery
- 小丑行径，胡闹 · n.
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.