英语词汇“antic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adjnv

An antic is a prank to the extreme. It’s outrageous, but it’s usually meant to be funny. When the senior class steals the principal’s car and manages to get it inside the gym, the antic may be condemned by the school, but everyone else probably thinks it’s hilarious.

The noun antic is most commonly used in the plural form, as in “the coach was growing tired of his star player’s silly antics after scoring.” Sometimes antics can lean toward the not-so-funny side as well. Really ridiculous behavior, that is more foolish than funny, can also be called antics. Antic can also be used an as adjective, as in "her antic stand-up routine had everyone rolling in the aisles." It more infrequently can be used as a verb meaning basically "to act like a clown."

WORD FAMILY

antic: antically, anticked, anticking, anticly, antics

USAGE EXAMPLES

To the delight of his fans, at least judging by the comments, his daughters often respond to his goofy antics with down-to-earth eye rolls.

New York Times(Dec 30, 2016)

While acts like The Stones continue to fill stadiums well into their seventies, Mr. Taylor said such age-defying stage antics require a bit of illusion.

Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016)

Social media users widely enjoyed his antics, with some joking he should be "Australian of the year".

BBC(Dec 29, 2016)

1adj ludicrously odd

Hamlet's assumed antic disposition

Syn

fantastic, fantastical, grotesque
strange, unusual

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

2n a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

caper, joke, prank, put-on, trick

dirty trick

an unkind or aggressive trick

practical joke

a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)

April fool

a practical joke or trick played on the first day of April

hotfoot

a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it

rag

a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

snipe hunt

an elaborate practical joke in which the unsuspecting victim hunts a snipe and is typically left in the dark holding a bag and waiting for the snipe to run into it

diversion, recreation

an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

3v act as or like a clown

Syn|Hyper

clown, clown around

jest, joke

act in a funny or teasing way

单词	antic
释义	antic (once / 1983 pages) adjnv An antic is a prank to the extreme. It’s outrageous, but it’s usually meant to be funny. When the senior class steals the principal’s car and manages to get it inside the gym, the antic may be condemned by the school, but everyone else probably thinks it’s hilarious. The noun antic is most commonly used in the plural form, as in “the coach was growing tired of his star player’s silly antics after scoring.” Sometimes antics can lean toward the not-so-funny side as well. Really ridiculous behavior, that is more foolish than funny, can also be called antics. Antic can also be used an as adjective, as in "her antic stand-up routine had everyone rolling in the aisles." It more infrequently can be used as a verb meaning basically "to act like a clown." WORD FAMILY antic: antically, anticked, anticking, anticly, antics USAGE EXAMPLES To the delight of his fans, at least judging by the comments, his daughters often respond to his goofy antics with down-to-earth eye rolls. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) While acts like The Stones continue to fill stadiums well into their seventies, Mr. Taylor said such age-defying stage antics require a bit of illusion. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) Social media users widely enjoyed his antics, with some joking he should be "Australian of the year". BBC(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj ludicrously odd Hamlet's assumed antic disposition Syn fantastic, fantastical, grotesque strange, unusual being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird 2n a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper caper, joke, prank, put-on, trick dirty trick an unkind or aggressive trick practical joke a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) April fool a practical joke or trick played on the first day of April hotfoot a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it rag a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) snipe hunt an elaborate practical joke in which the unsuspecting victim hunts a snipe and is typically left in the dark holding a bag and waiting for the snipe to run into it diversion, recreation an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates 3v act as or like a clown Syn\|Hyper clown, clown around jest, joke act in a funny or teasing way
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