burlesque

英 [bɜːˈlesk]

美 [bɜːrˈlesk]

n.  滑稽讽刺表演(或作品); 滑稽娱乐(曾经风靡美国，常伴有脱衣舞)
adj.  嘲弄地模仿的; 滑稽剧的，用滑稽剧的
v.  模仿嘲弄; 取笑

复数：burlesques　过去分词：burlesqued　现在分词：burlesquing　过去式：burlesqued　第三人称单数：burlesques　

GRE

BNC.37858 / COCA.25695

牛津词典

noun

• 滑稽讽刺表演（或作品）
  a performance or piece of writing which tries to make sth look ridiculous by representing it in a humorous way
  1. a burlesque of literary life
     对文学生活的戏谑
• 滑稽娱乐（曾经风靡美国，常伴有脱衣舞）
  a type of entertainment, popular in the past in the US, involving humorous acts, singing, dancing, etc. and often including striptease

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 滑稽讽刺表演（或文章）；装滑稽取笑；嘲弄
  Aburlesqueis a performance or a piece of writing that makes fun of something by copying it in an exaggerated way. You can also useburlesqueto refer to a situation in real life that is like this.
  1. The book read like a black comic burlesque.
     这本书读起来像部荒诞可笑的讽刺作品。
  2. ...a trio of burlesque Moscow stereotypes.
     一部嘲弄莫斯科老观念的滑稽三重唱

英英释义

noun

• a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
  Synonym:parodylampoonspoofsendupmockerytakeofftravestycharadepasquinadeput-on
• a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor

verb

• make a parody of
  1. The students spoofed the teachers
  Synonym:spoofparody

adj

• relating to or characteristic of a burlesque
  1. burlesque theater

双语例句

• Rebecca Gale, who led the team of dancers from Miss Kitka's House of Burlesque, said the performance was in reasonably good taste and she didn't understand what the fuss was about.
  参加演出的是凯特卡小姐滑稽房子舞蹈队，该队领队翠贝卡·吉尔表示，她们的表演没有不妥的地方，她不明白观众有什么可大惊小怪的。
• My shows usually incorporate dance and fire retention displays, but may also involve singing, acting, traditional burlesque, and comedy. The singer gave an erratic performance.
  我的演出经常是群舞和充满热情的展示，但也可能参加唱歌，演戏，传统的滑稽表演和喜剧表演。
• But, more importantly, we work to put together this mod with the kind of passion normally reserved for Burlesque shows.
  但是，更重要的是，我们努力把这个国防部的那种激情通常保留给滑稽剧表演。
• But, Nabokov's relationship to this modernist past is not just the burlesque that he visits on Eliot, is not just this complicated attraction and dis-identification that he works on with Proust.
  但是，纳博科夫和现代主义者的关系不只是，他对艾略特的滑稽模仿，也不只是和普鲁斯特，复杂的吸引和不认同。
• The burlesque element weakens the serious portions of the book.
  书里的戏谑成分使严肃部分受到损害。
• We could have joined any burlesque show in the country.
  我们原本可以参加国内任何一档滑稽歌舞剧表演的。
• They make fun of them through ridicule, satire, or burlesque.
  他们用嘲弄讥讽或滑稽模仿来取笑他们。
• He just is a second banana in that burlesque.
  他只不过是那场滑稽戏里的配角。
• The book read like a black comic burlesque.
  这本书读起来像部荒诞可笑的讽刺作品。
• A comedy characterized by slapstick and burlesque.
  以打闹剧和粗俗的歌舞表演为特点的喜剧。