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horseplay

/hawrs-pley/US // ˈhɔrsˌpleɪ //UK // (ˈhɔːsˌpleɪ) //

玩马,马戏,马戏团,打马

Related Words

misbehavior行为不端,不良行为,不当行为,行为不当rowdiness骚动,骚乱,野蛮生长,吵闹hijinks胡闹,杂耍,劫难,混乱shenanigans恶作剧,诡计多端,诡异行为,诡计tomfoolery愚人节,愚弄,愚弄人,愚蠢的行为buffoonery插科打诨,恶作剧,恶搞,丑闻antics滑稽动作,趣事,噱头,噱头十足clowning丑角,戏曲,丑角表演,戏曲表演capers辣椒,辣椒酱,小辣椒,辣椒粉pranks恶作剧,恶搞,捣蛋fooling around瞎胡闹,鬼混,瞎混,瞎搞fun and games乐趣和游戏,趣味游戏,趣味性和游戏性,有趣的游戏

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : rough or boisterous play or pranks.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounrough play
Synonyms
hijinks胡闹,杂耍,劫难,混乱misbehavior行为不端,不良行为,不当行为,行为不当rowdiness骚动,骚乱,野蛮生长,吵闹antics滑稽动作,趣事,噱头,噱头十足buffoonery插科打诨,恶作剧,恶搞,丑闻capers辣椒,辣椒酱,小辣椒,辣椒粉clowning丑角,戏曲,丑角表演,戏曲表演pranks恶作剧,恶搞,捣蛋shenanigans恶作剧,诡计多端,诡异行为,诡计tomfoolery愚人节,愚弄,愚弄人,愚蠢的行为fooling around瞎胡闹,鬼混,瞎混,瞎搞fun and games乐趣和游戏,趣味游戏,趣味性和游戏性,有趣的游戏rough-housing

Examples

  • The BBC confirmed that the bite had taken place but claimed it was merely “horseplay.”

  • The truth is that dressing up in drag and pretending to be gay have been part of posh male British horseplay for centuries.

  • Shouting, singing, and indulging in horseplay the savages crowded round, watching the process.

  • A gentleman commoner of Queen's was president of a 'hellfire club,' and brutal horseplay was still practised upon the weaker lads.

  • It was pleasant enough looking horseplay; the sort of intimacy that people have when they've been together for a long time.

  • He seemed to treat the whole proceeding as a bit of horseplay, joking profanely with his captors, boasting of his crimes.

  • After an hour's horseplay they trooped back to the cabin and soon had breakfast out of the way.

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