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clown
小丑
核心释义
A comic performer, especially in a circus, who wears exaggerated clothes, makeup, and a red nose.
- 1.
常与马戏团相关的闹剧表演者,通常以鲜艳的宽松服装、红鼻子、面部彩绘和鲜艳的假发为特征。
A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.
- 2.
粗鲁或低俗的傻瓜
a rude or vulgar fool
- 3.
举止愚蠢的人。
A person who acts in a silly fashion.
- 4.
以滑稽行为逗乐他人的人
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
- 5.
傻瓜；笨蛋。
A stupid person.
- 6.
小丑鱼。
A clownfish.
活宝；爱搞笑的人；蠢货；傻瓜；小丑鱼；常与马戏团相关的闹剧表演者,通常以鲜艳的宽松服装、红鼻子、面部彩绘和鲜艳的假发为特征。；粗鲁或低俗的傻瓜
用法In use
The clown made the children laugh with his funny tricks.
用法提示：句中clown指马戏团小丑，作为名词表示以滑稽表演逗乐的人。
Don't be such a clown in class; the teacher is getting angry.
用法提示：句中clown比喻行为愚蠢或滑稽的人，作为名词带贬义。
He dressed up as a clown for the birthday party.
用法提示：句中clown指角色装扮，作为名词表示小丑这一形象。
a + adj. + clown
He dressed up as a sad clown for the party.
他打扮成一个悲伤的小丑去参加派对。
verb + like a clown
Stop acting like a clown and take this seriously.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a professional clown
- 职业小丑
- He works as a professional clown at children's parties.他在儿童派对上做职业小丑。
- class clown
- 班级小丑
- Tom was the class clown, always making everyone laugh.汤姆是班级小丑，总是逗大家笑。
- circus clown
- 马戏团小丑
- The circus clown performed silly tricks for the audience.马戏团小丑为观众表演了滑稽的把戏。
- a sad clown
- 悲伤的小丑
- The painting shows a sad clown hiding his tears.这幅画描绘了一个隐藏眼泪的悲伤小丑。
- make a clown of yourself
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象小丑（clown）戴着圆圆的红鼻子，像字母‘c’和‘l’拼成一张笑脸，发音‘可浪’（kě làng）像他摇摆的滑稽动作。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：m 常见场景：circus performance、comedy、insult clown作名词时，通常指马戏团小丑（中性），但也可以指粗鲁愚蠢的人（贬义），具体含义取决于语境，比较常见于circus或贬义批评中。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为clowns。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -own that rhyme with clown: down, town, brown, crown, frown. Note that known (/noʊn/) sounds different despite similar spelling.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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