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单词 deadpan
释义 deadpan
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: dead pan
1. : having or communicated with an assumed air of earnestness or gravity
 < deadpan humor >
 < an infinitely irritating deadpan mockery >
 < a deadpan elegy on a turtle >
2.
 a. : marked by complete absence of expression or mobility : wooden, stolid
  < a deadpan face >
  < gave his accusers a deadpan stare >
 b. : giving no sign of emotional or personal commitment or involvement
  < a deadpan presentation of concentration-camp horrors >
  < a deadpan narrative style >
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adverb
: in a deadpan manner : with deadpan absence of expression
 < played his role completely deadpan >
III. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ intransitive verb
: to maintain a deadpan manner : act in a deadpan manner
 < deadpanned throughout the whole play >
transitive verb
: to speak or write in a deadpan manner
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