Word · Frequency #8787
clowning
胡闹；扮小丑；装傻
clowning is the present participle of clown.
To act in a silly or playful way; to behave like a clown.
- 1.
To act in a silly or playful fashion.
以愚蠢或玩闹的方式行事。
- 2.
To ridicule, make fun of.
取笑；嘲弄。
- 3.
act as or like a clown
扮小丑；像小丑一样行事
取笑；嘲弄；戏弄；以愚蠢或玩闹的方式行事。；取笑；嘲弄。；扮小丑；像小丑一样行事
In use
The teacher told the boys to stop clowning around in class.
He clowned for the children at the birthday party.
Don't clown around while we're trying to work.
clown around
非正式用语，表示嬉戏胡闹。
The kids were clowning around in the backyard.
孩子们在后院扮小丑胡闹。
clown about
与clown around同义，英式英语更常用。
Stop clowning about and focus on your work.
别再胡闹了，专心工作。
Verb forms
base clown · third person clowns · -ing clowning · past clowned · past participle clowned
clown 作动词时意为'扮小丑，逗乐'，是规则动词。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- clown around
- 胡闹，嬉闹
- Stop clowning around and listen to the teacher.别胡闹了，听老师讲。
- clown on someone
- 取笑某人，嘲弄某人
- The teammates love to clown on him for missing that easy goal.队友们喜欢取笑他错失那个容易的进球。
- clown for the camera
- 在镜头前做鬼脸；对着镜头耍宝
- The children clowned for the camera at the family gathering.家庭聚会上孩子们在镜头前耍宝。
Idioms & figurative uses
- clown around
- 胡闹；以愚蠢或玩闹的方式行事Stop clowning around and focus on your homework.别胡闹了，专心做你的作业。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：小丑（clown）在台上胡闹、取笑观众——动词 clown 就是'装傻胡闹'。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、非正式场合 动词 clown 多用于非正式场合，表示“胡闹、装傻”或“像小丑一样行事”；搭配 clown around 比较常见。若表示“取笑、嘲弄”，也通常用于口语。避免在正式书面语中使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词都以 /aʊn/ 结尾：brown、crown、down、drown、frown、noun（注意 noun 拼作 -oun）。要注意拼写相似但读 /oʊn/ 的词：blown、flown、grown、known、shown、thrown、own；clown 与 clone /kloʊn/ 形近但不押韵。
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。
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。
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