| 单词 | to clown it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto clown it 1. intransitive. To perform as a (stage-)clown. to clown it: extracted from clownv. a. (a) to play the clown on the stage; (b) to affect the rustic (quot. 16001). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > behave badly [verb (intransitive)] > behave in ill-mannered or unrefined way to play the bear1579 lob1596 clown1600 vulgarize1605 swab1638 hoyden1709 lout1807 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performance of jester or comedian > perform as jester or comedian [verb (intransitive)] juggle1377 clown1600 fool1640 to fool up1640 1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor v. ii. sig. Oiv Saui. What, and shall we see him Clowne it?.. Beshrew me, he Clownes it properly indeed... Fast... but does he not affect the Clowne most naturally, Mistresse? 1600 S. Rowlands Letting of Humors Blood (1874) Epigr. xxx. 36 When Tarlton clown'd it in a pleasant vaine Vpon the Stage, his merry humors shop, Clownes knew the Clowne, by his great clownish slop. 1706 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus I. xii. 26 As Andrew clowns it to the Doctor. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 90/2 I had to clown to the rope. b. transitive. To play the clown in (a part); to render comic or farcical; to portray like a clown. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > make absurd [verb (transitive)] stultify1809 clown1891 fantasticate1936 1891 Harper's Mag. Sept. 500/2 A Benedick who makes faces and ‘clowns’ the part..leaves a distinct and horrible stain on the memory. 1930 Spectator 18 Jan. 83 Mr. Marshall was too intent on making his ‘asides’, and there were frequent episodes in which he definitely clowned the situation. 1957 E. Hyams Into Dream 43 Mr. Cromer clowned comic astonishment. 1963 W. Soyinka Lion & Jewel 14 He does realistic miming... Lakunle clowning the driving motions, obviously enjoying this fully. < as lemmas |
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