second banana

短语

次要滑稽演员

发音

AU

词形变化

second bananas 复数 second bananas

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre.

    非正式 习语

    He grew disenchanted with playing second banana and never getting credit for the laughter.

  2. 2.

    A person who serves in a supporting, secondary, or subsidiary capacity; an assistant.

    非正式 习语

    The plumber left his second banana behind, to finish installing my new sink.

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