clown car

短语

发音

US /ˈklaʊn kɑɹ/
UK /ˈklaʊn kɑː/

词形变化

clown cars 复数 clown cars

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A circus clown routine in which an implausibly large number of clowns climb into or out of a small car.

  2. 2.

    The undersized car used in a circus clown car routine.

  3. 3.

    A very small car.

    贬义 引申义
  4. 4.

    A car or small enclosed space with too many people or things in it.

    引申义
  5. 5.

    Any process with a comically large number of participants, especially participants who themselves are comical or ridiculous.

    贬义 比喻 政治

    clown-car primaries

  6. 6.

    A car that looks gaudy or otherwise ridiculous.

    贬义
  7. 7.

    A car for clowns, especially the car of a circus train that carries the clowns.

词源

From a comedy routine first invented by the Cole Brothers Circus during the 1950s.

来源：wiktionary