音标:['zeini] ;
n. 小丑, 笨人, 马屁精
a. 滑稽的, 滑稽愚蠢的
n. a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
词型变化:名词复数形式 : zanies ; 形容词比较级 : zanier ; 形容词最高级 : zaniest
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zany的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. I thought morning deejays were supposed to be zany.我想早间音乐主持人是很愚蠢的。
用作形容词(adj.)
  1. She made us all laugh with her zany tricks.她那些滑稽的恶作剧逗得我们都大笑起来。
  2. They threw their King Kong together with an unthinking haste that accounts for its zany illogic.他们在一片未思索的匆忙中,匆匆把金刚凑在一起,而必须为电影的荒唐不合逻辑负责。

经典引文

  • Some carry-tale, some please-man, some slight zany.

    出自:Love's Labour's Lost,Shakespeare
【近义词】

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Some books can sweep you away in the first sentence. Sarah Dooley's new book Ashes to Asheville begins with a riff that includes sisterhood, death, cute pets and saucy widows. Let's get the author to read it. SARAH DOOLEY: (Reading

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