knockabout

英 [ˈnɒkəbaʊt]

美 [ˈnɑːkəbaʊt]

adj.  闹剧的; 喧闹喜剧的

复数：knockabouts　

BNC.35516 / COCA.44142

牛津词典

adj.

• 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

柯林斯词典

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

英英释义

noun

• a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit

adj

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

双语例句

• The clowns gave a knockabout performance.
  小丑们作了令人发笑的滑稽表演。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。