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deadpan

/ded-pan/US // ˈdɛdˌpæn //UK // (ˈdɛdˌpæn) //

一本正经的,一本正经,一本正经地说,一本正经的说

Related Words

impassive默不作声,默默无语,默不作声地,默默无动于衷stony多石的,多石,石质,多石症blank空白,白纸黑字,空白的,白纸serious严重,严肃的,严肃,严重的unreadable不可读,不可读的,不可阅读,无法阅读vacant空缺,空缺的,空着的,空置的wooden木制,木质,木制的,木质的nobody home无人在家,没人在家,无家可归,无人问津poker-faced扑克脸,扑克脸的,扑克脸的人,扑克面孔straight-faced直面,直脸,面无表情,直面问题

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : marked by or accomplished with a careful pretense of seriousness or calm detachment; impassive or expressionless: deadpan humor.
    • : displaying no emotional or personal involvement: a deadpan style.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in a deadpan manner: He spoke his lines utterly deadpan.
  1. 1

    dead·panned, dead·pan·ning.

    • : to behave or perform in a deadpan manner.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Also dead pan .

    • : a face showing no expression.
    • : a style of comedy that relies on the comedian's maintaining such a face.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.expressionless
Synonyms
impassive默不作声,默默无语,默不作声地,默默无动于衷stony多石的,多石,石质,多石症blank空白,白纸黑字,空白的,白纸nobody home无人在家,没人在家,无家可归,无人问津poker-faced扑克脸,扑克脸的,扑克脸的人,扑克面孔serious严重,严肃的,严肃,严重的straight-faced直面,直脸,面无表情,直面问题unreadable不可读,不可读的,不可阅读,无法阅读vacant空缺,空缺的,空着的,空置的wooden木制,木质,木制的,木质的

Examples

  • Her vocal-fry-inflected monotone that Kardashian fans know and love, perfect for delivering deadpan insults like, “Kim, there’s people that are dying,” is simply not meant to land corny Netflix jokes.

  • A double mastectomy and a life-threatening intestinal infection later, Notaro’s ability to turn painful situations into laughable onstage anecdotes with almost deadpan perfection has held her in great stead.

  • This is where Jim Halpert turns to the camera with a deadpan expression.

  • If you’ve seen Andersson’s 2014 A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, you’ll be prepared for this movie’s dandelion puffs of off-kilter humor, and for its deadpan exploration of the textures of everyday living.

  • “I’m patient because I cannot really run fast, and that’s my only option,” he said, with a deadpan.

  • The Garfield specials are also unique for their deadpan delivery and oftentimes bleak worldview.

  • But something about the cover image—four deadpan dudes against a robin's-egg blue background—spoke to me, I guess.

  • But he had his own defenses, a great off-hand resilience and a deadpan humor, and he survived.

  • How could the deadpan-hilarious prince of SNL and 30 Rock turn in such a boring late-night talk show debut?

  • “I could tell you missed me more than I missed you,” Tom says, deadpan.

  • Halfway across the lobby, a tall swarthy man with one of those deadpan faces rose to greet him.

  • She continued to stare, deadpan and blank-eyed, with no answering flicker of a smile.

  • Suzanne looked closely at him—he was so deadpan, it was hard to tell what was on his mind.

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