plural burlesques
plural burlesques
Learner's definition of BURLESQUE
1
: a play, story, novel, etc., that makes a serious subject seem funny or ridiculous滑稽讽刺作品(如剧本、故事、小说等) [count]
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2
[noncount] : a kind of entertainment that was popular in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and that included funny performances, singing, dancing, etc., and sometimes performances in which women took off their clothes滑稽歌舞杂剧(盛行于19世纪末20世纪初的美国,有时包含女性脱衣舞)
— burlesque
adjective -
burlesque dancers滑稽戏的舞者
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a burlesque show滑稽歌舞表演