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单词 comic relief
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comic relief
comic relief n. comic episodes of a play, etc., intended to offset the more serious parts; also in extended use.
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1783 T. Davies Dramatic Misc. II. xxxiii. 365 The severity of the tragic scenes always wanted some comic relief.
1825 in E. Fitzball 35 Years Dramatic Author's Life (1859) I. 133 And the moment the point necessary for the plot is attained, the audience are always impatient for the comic relief.
1939 N. Marsh Overture to Death xviii. 204 ‘Let me come.’..‘All right. I can do with some comic relief.’
1994 Washington Post 3 July g4/2 The role of the Senator, a composite of several Senate Judiciary Committee members, is meant to provide a measure of comic relief.
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