"clown around" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 胡鬧
• 搗蛋

Definition

以愚蠢或搞笑的方式行事，通常是為了讓別人笑或開玩笑。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語用語，通常形容小孩朋友開玩笑或胡鬧，沒有惡意的行為。不是用於嚴重惡作劇。常見搭配：'clown around in class'（上課胡鬧）。

Examples

Please don’t clown around during dinner.

請不要在喫飯時**胡鬧**。

The kids clowned around in the playground.

孩子們在操場上**胡鬧**。

Stop clowning around and do your homework.

別再**胡鬧**了，去做功課吧。

They love to clown around whenever there’s music playing.

只要有音樂，他們就喜歡**胡鬧**。

We used to clown around at lunch and make everyone laugh.

我們以前午餐時總會**胡鬧**，逗大家笑。

When you clown around too much, it can be hard to get serious again.

你**胡鬧**太多的話，要認真就難了。