clowned

英 [klaʊnd]

美 [klaʊnd]

v.  (尤指为逗人笑而故意)作出蠢相
clown的过去分词和过去式

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

• At moments of failure, when he clowned to claim his mother's attention, it was with just this grave, embarrassed inspection that she rewarded him.
  每次失败的时候，当他扮做小丑胡闹时引起妈妈注意的时候，这种严肃而困窘的审视就是妈妈对他的回报。
• 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。
• Once again, Bolt clowned incessantly before the race.
  博尔特再一次跑在了最前头。
• While dressing, he capered and clowned like a schoolboy. The clown made like a tiger and frightened the little tots.
  他一边穿，一边象个学生似的蹦蹦跳跳地扮演起小丑来。小丑装扮成一只老虎把小孩吓着了。