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

• I think most of his poems are pieces of burlesque.
  我认为他的诗中大多数是滑稽讽刺作品。
• For Joe and me the hikes took the place of the old adventures as an outlet for a playful imagination, which turned increasingly to whimsy and burlesque.
  远足代替了我和乔以前的冒险活动，继续提供编造笑料的平台。
• A light orchestral composition marked by freedom and diversity of form, often with burlesque elements.
  狂曲一种轻管弦乐谱，以自由和形式的多样为标志，常含有滑稽或讽刺的因素。
• The leading comedian in a burlesque show.
  在滑稽表演中演主角的喜剧演员。
• A carnival burlesque dancer robs her junkie ex-husband, goes to New York, gets a job at a high-class club where she becomes the mistress of the wealthy owner.
  在狂欢节表演模仿舞蹈的女子，抢夺了吸毒前夫，然后去了纽约，在高级俱乐部打工。
• 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 poem is really a burlesque.
  这首诗的确是一首讽刺打油诗。
• 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。
• 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。
• By taking bribe the judge made a burlesque of his high office
  那位法官受了贿赂，嘲弄了自己的高位