burlesque

[US]/bɜːˈlesk/
[UK]/bɜːrˈlesk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 滑稽模仿,滑稽歌舞杂剧
adj. 嘲弄地模仿的滑稽剧的
vt. & vi. (嘲弄地)模仿,取笑
Word Forms
复数burlesques
第三人称单数burlesques
过去式burlesqued
过去分词burlesqued
现在分词burlesquing

Phrases & Collocations

burlesque show

滑稽秀

burlesque performance

滑稽表演

Example Sentences

the funniest burlesque of music hall.

音乐厅最有趣的滑稽作品。

burlesque a person's way of talking

模仿某人讲话的样子, 借以讽刺他

Our comic play was a burlesque of a Shakespearean tragedy.

我们的喜剧是对莎士比亚一出悲剧的讽刺性模仿。

He shouldn’t burlesque the elder.

他不应模仿那长者。

a mock-heroic farce that burlesques the affectations of Restoration heroic drama.

一出模仿王政复辟时期英雄剧的笑剧。

The antics of the defense attorneys turned the trial into a burlesque of justice.

辩护律师们滑稽的动作将审判变成了对正义的滑稽的模仿

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