burlesque 音标拼音: [bɚl'ɛsk]
n . 作戏,滑稽戏
a . 滑稽的,可笑的
作戏,滑稽戏滑稽的,可笑的
burlesque adj 1 :
relating to or characteristic of a burlesque ; "
burlesque theater "
n 1 :
a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor ;
consists of comic skits and short turns (
and sometimes striptease )
2 :
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody '
s style ,
usually in a humorous way [
synonym : {
parody }, {
lampoon },
{
spoof }, {
sendup }, {
mockery }, {
takeoff }, {
burlesque },
{
travesty }, {
charade }, {
pasquinade }, {
put -
on }]
v 1 :
make a parody of ; "
The students spoofed the teachers " [
synonym :
{
spoof }, {
burlesque }, {
parody }]
Burlesque \
Bur *
lesque "\,
a . [
F .
burlesque ,
fr .
It .
burlesco ,
fr .
burla jest ,
mockery ,
perh .
for burrula ,
dim .
of L .
burrae trifles .
See {
Bur }.]
Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images ,
or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it ,
as when a trifling subject is treated with mock gravity ;
jocular ;
ironical .
[
1913 Webster ]
It is a dispute among the critics ,
whether burlesque poetry runs best in heroic verse ,
like that of the Dispensary ,
or in doggerel ,
like that of Hudibras .
--
Addison .
[
1913 Webster ]
Burlesque \
Bur *
lesque "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Burlesqued };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Burlesquing }.]
To ridicule ,
or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language .
[
1913 Webster ]
They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiah '
s words ,
and turned the expression he used into ridicule .
--
Stillingfleet .
[
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Burlesque \
Bur *
lesque "\,
n .
1 .
Ludicrous representation ;
exaggerated parody ;
grotesque satire .
[
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Burlesque is therefore of two kinds ;
the first represents mean persons in the accouterments of heroes ,
the other describes great persons acting and speaking like the basest among the people .
--
Addison .
[
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2 .
An ironical or satirical composition intended to excite laughter ,
or to ridicule anything .
[
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The dull burlesque appeared with impudence ,
And pleased by novelty in spite of sense . --
Dryden .
[
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3 .
A ludicrous imitation ;
a caricature ;
a travesty ;
a gross perversion .
[
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Who is it that admires ,
and from the heart is attached to ,
national representative assemblies ,
but must turn with horror and disgust from such a profane burlesque and abominable perversion of that sacred institute ? --
Burke .
[
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Syn :
Mockery ;
farce ;
travesty ;
mimicry .
[
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Burlesque \
Bur *
lesque "\,
v .
i .
To employ burlesque .
[
1913 Webster ]
239 Moby Thesaurus words for "
burlesque ":
Atticism ,
Broadway ,
Thalia ,
aggrandize ,
aggrandizement ,
agile wit ,
amplification ,
amplify ,
anamorphosis ,
ape ,
arlequinade ,
bad likeness ,
ballyhoo ,
belie ,
big talk ,
black comedy ,
black humor ,
blowing up ,
botch ,
broad ,
broad comedy ,
build up ,
burletta ,
camouflage ,
camp ,
caricatural ,
caricature ,
carnival ,
carry too far ,
circus ,
color ,
comedie bouffe ,
comedie larmoyante ,
comedie rosse ,
comedietta ,
comedy ,
comedy ballet ,
comedy of humors ,
comedy of ideas ,
comedy of intrigue ,
comedy of manners ,
comedy of situation ,
comedy relief ,
comic ,
comic muse ,
comic opera ,
comic relief ,
comical ,
copy ,
dark comedy ,
daub ,
derisive ,
dilatation ,
dilation ,
disguise ,
distort ,
distortion ,
doggerel ,
domestic comedy ,
drama ,
draw the longbow ,
dry wit ,
dummy ,
duplication ,
enhancement ,
enlargement ,
entertainment industry ,
esprit ,
exaggerate ,
exaggerating ,
exaggeration ,
excess ,
exode ,
exorbitance ,
expansion ,
extravagance ,
extreme ,
facsimile ,
falsify ,
farce ,
farce comedy ,
farcical ,
garble ,
genteel comedy ,
go to extremes ,
grandiloquence ,
harlequinade ,
hatchet job ,
heightening ,
high camp ,
hit off on ,
huckstering ,
humor ,
hyperbole ,
hyperbolism ,
hyperbolize ,
imitate ,
imitation ,
inflation ,
inordinacy ,
irony ,
knockoff ,
lampoon ,
lay it on ,
legit ,
legitimate stage ,
light comedy ,
low camp ,
low comedy ,
macaronic ,
magnification ,
magnify ,
make much of ,
malicious parody ,
mime ,
miscolor ,
misquote ,
misreport ,
misrepresent ,
misstate ,
misteach ,
mock ,
mock -
heroic ,
mock -
up ,
mockery ,
model ,
musical ,
musical comedy ,
nimble wit ,
off Broadway ,
off -
off -
Broadway ,
opera buffa ,
overcharge ,
overdo ,
overdraw ,
overemphasis ,
overestimate ,
overestimation ,
overkill ,
overpraise ,
overreach ,
overreact ,
oversell ,
overspeak ,
overstate ,
overstatement ,
overstress ,
paraphrase ,
parodic ,
parody ,
pasquil ,
pasquin ,
pasquinade ,
pastiche ,
pervert ,
pile it on ,
playland ,
pleasantry ,
poison pen ,
pretty wit ,
prodigality ,
profuseness ,
puff ,
puffery ,
puffing up ,
quick wit ,
raw comedy ,
ready wit ,
realistic comedy ,
repertory drama ,
replica ,
representation ,
reproduction ,
romantic comedy ,
salt ,
sarcasm ,
satire ,
satiric ,
satirical ,
satirize ,
satyr play ,
savor of wit ,
scratch ,
scribble ,
sensationalism ,
sentimental comedy ,
sham ,
show biz ,
show business ,
situation comedy ,
slant ,
slapstick ,
slapstick comedy ,
slapstick humor ,
spoof ,
squib ,
stage world ,
stagedom ,
stageland ,
stock ,
strawhat ,
strawhat circuit ,
stretch ,
stretch the truth ,
stretching ,
striptease ,
subtle wit ,
summer stock ,
superlative ,
take off ,
take off on ,
take -
off ,
takeoff ,
talk big ,
talk in superlatives ,
tall talk ,
the boards ,
the footlights ,
the scenes ,
the stage ,
the theater ,
theater world ,
theatromania ,
theatrophobia ,
tout ,
touting ,
tragicomedy ,
tragicomic ,
travesty ,
twist ,
understate ,
variety ,
vaudeville ,
version ,
visual humor ,
warp ,
wicked imitation ,
wit ,
wrench
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