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单词 comedy
释义 comedy
comedy /ˈkɒm.ə.di/ aep /ˈkɑː.mə-/ noun
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B1 [C] a (type of) film, play, or book that is intentionally funny either in its characters or its action:
» His latest film is described as a 'romantic comedy'.» I prefer Shakespeare's comedies to his tragedies.Thesaurus+: ↑Types of film, play, book etc.
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F0 [U] the humorous part of a situation:
» The vicar's forgetting his lines in the middle of the speech provided some good comedy.Thesaurus+: ↑Humour and humorous
comedy of manners
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F0 a type of comedy in which the social behaviour of a particular group of people is made to appear silly
Thesaurus+: ↑Types of film, play, book etc.
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Extra Examples:» British politics remains very fertile ground for comedy.» What genre does the book fall into - comedy or tragedy?» 'Modern Times' is a classic comedy starring Charlie Chaplin, the grandaddy of comic film actors.» He tried to do a comedy routine, but all his jokes fell flat .» She recast her novel as a musical comedy.
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