clown /klaʊn/ CET6+ TEM4 ( clowning, clowned, clowns )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A clown is a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright makeup, and does silly things in order to make people laugh. 小丑

• 2. 

  N-COUNT If you say that someone is a clown, you mean that they say funny things or do silly things to amuse people. 滑稽的人

  例：

  Chapman was the family clown, with a knack for making a joke out of any situation.

  查普曼是家里的诙谐人物，他有诀窍在任何场合开玩笑。

• 3. 

  V-I If you clown, you do silly things in order to make people laugh. 扮演小丑

  例：

  He clowned with John Belushi and Bill Murray in National Lampoon shows.

  他与约翰·贝鲁西和比尔·默里在全国讽刺作品表演会上一起扮演小丑。

• 4. 

  PHRASAL VERB Clown around means the same as . 扮演小丑

  例：

  Bev made her laugh, the way she was always clowning around.

  贝芙令她大笑，用她常用的扮小丑手法。