knockabout

美 [ˈnɑːkəbaʊt]英 [ˈnɒkəbaʊt]
  • adj.闹剧的;喧闹喜剧的
knockaboutknockabout

adj.

usually before noun闹剧的;喧闹喜剧的
knockabout entertainment involves people acting in a deliberately silly way, for example falling over or hitting other people, in order to make the audience laugh

slapstick

knockabout

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    ADJ-GRADED 喧闹喜剧的;闹剧的
    Knockabout comedy is lively and often involves people doing funny things, rather than saying them.

    He gave one of his best knockabout performances in a long time.

    他表演了很长时间,那是他最精彩的闹剧之一。

noun

1
a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit

adj

1
suitable for rough use
a knockabout overcoat
a knockabout old car
2
full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
boisterous practical jokes
knockabout comedy
Synonym: boisterous

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  1. He gave one of his best knockabout performances in a long time .

    他表演了很长时间,那是他最精彩的闹剧之一。

  2. Better to get there by degrees , than through one or two knockabout public deals .

    实现目标最好采用循序渐进的方式,而不是借助一两宗引人注目的公开交易。

  3. The clowns gave a knockabout performance .

    小丑们作了令人发笑的滑稽表演。

  4. A small sloop having the keep of a knockabout but with finer lines and carrying more sail .

    有好的航线和更多的帆的小游艇。

  5. Neither is his new boat , an old wooden knockabout called La Dolce Vita he picked up because he thought it would be nice " to bring my ladies out . "

    他新买的船也很朴实,是一艘名为“甜蜜生活”(LaDolceVita)的旧木船,他买它的理由是觉得用它“载着我的美女们出航”会很美妙。

  6. China , meanwhile , still wants to boost its use of gas to 10 per cent of total energy consumption by 2010 , from about 3 per cent today . Better to get there by degrees , than through one or two knockabout public deals .

    与此同时,中国仍然希望到2010年将天然气占能源消费总量的比例从目前的3%提升到10%。实现目标最好采用循序渐进的方式,而不是借助一两宗引人注目的公开交易。