clown

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

Chapman was the family clown, with a knack for making a joke out of any situation. 查普曼是家里的詼諧人物，他有訣竅在任何場(chǎng)合開(kāi)玩笑。

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

He clowned with John Belushi and Bill Murray in National Lampoon shows. 他與約翰·貝魯西和比爾·默里在全國(guó)諷刺作品表演會(huì)上一起扮演小丑。

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

Bev made her laugh, the way she was always clowning around. 貝芙令她大笑，用她常用的扮小丑手法。