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单词 horseplay
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Definition of horseplay in English:

horseplay

nounˈhɔːspleɪˈhɔrsˌpleɪ
mass noun
  • Rough, boisterous play.

    喧闹的嬉戏胡闹

    this ridiculous horseplay has gone far enough

    这场荒谬的嬉戏已闹够了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • First Mainline, which runs 670 buses in the district, said that young people had not heeded warnings about horseplay following the death of a 13-year-old boy earlier this year.
    • Practical jokes and horseplay frequently resulted in angry altercations between men on the factory floor.
    • Children especially need the room to run and play without having to worry about annoying other guests with screams, horseplay and of course, the occasional temper tantrum.
    • Well, Lou, there are about 1,000 images altogether, but we're told that many of them are innocuous, pictures of innocent horseplay and just snapshots.
    • We spent hours at this horseplay in the snow that winter.
    • Fourthly, why is rough and undisciplined horseplay, where serious injuries may be sustained by victims whose consent must be seriously in doubt, included in the list of exceptions?
    • Any horseplay and you'll be back in second-period study hall so fast your head will spin.
    • Why is horseplay limited to boys in our culture?
    • The defendants, who had pleaded guilty to racially aggravated harassment at earlier hearings, have maintained that they were not racially motivated and believed the actions to be horseplay.
    • Mr Hedley, of Carr Meadow, says he hopes the incident is not treated as merely high jinks or horseplay.
    • His equally fatigued colleague Park Hong-Seok, however, opted for some horseplay with his three children.
    • Indeed, they are also taking on the role of the uncle or auntie, ticking off youngsters who are indulging in a spot of horseplay in the street.
    • Of course, these insights were only revealed in between the necessary mad, frenetic spurts of brotherly horseplay.
    • There are excuses: which one of us would happily challenge a group of teenagers - and who is to judge what is horseplay and what is more sinister?
    • Teachers ‘thought it was horseplay,’ and the boy never told his parents he was being bullied.
    • Blame, expostulations, recriminations and horseplay - David provides an up-close-and-personal document of the family's most wrenchingly private moments.
    • The scenes of fighting and horseplay among the Montagues and Capulets compelled the story forward, with swords clashing in time to the music.
    • ‘The actions are not simple fun and horseplay and can only lead to suffering and perhaps the death of someone in your own community,’ he said.
    • There are exceptions to this rule, and even violence intentionally inflicted will not be a criminal offence if it occurs in the course of a lawful activity, such as contact sports, surgical operations, rough horseplay or tattooing.
    • When he stands up and defends himself, well, that's when it turns from just some maybe horseplay to the flicking of the arm to the violent confrontation.
    Synonyms
    fooling around, foolish behaviour, clowning, fooling, tomfoolery, buffoonery
    pranks, practical jokes, antics, larks, capers, high jinks
    rough and tumble, romping, skylarking
    informal shenanigans, monkey business
    British informal monkey tricks
    North American informal didoes

Definition of horseplay in US English:

horseplay

nounˈhôrsˌplāˈhɔrsˌpleɪ
  • Rough, boisterous play.

    喧闹的嬉戏胡闹

    this ridiculous horseplay has gone far enough

    这场荒谬的嬉戏已闹够了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Children especially need the room to run and play without having to worry about annoying other guests with screams, horseplay and of course, the occasional temper tantrum.
    • There are excuses: which one of us would happily challenge a group of teenagers - and who is to judge what is horseplay and what is more sinister?
    • His equally fatigued colleague Park Hong-Seok, however, opted for some horseplay with his three children.
    • Why is horseplay limited to boys in our culture?
    • Well, Lou, there are about 1,000 images altogether, but we're told that many of them are innocuous, pictures of innocent horseplay and just snapshots.
    • Of course, these insights were only revealed in between the necessary mad, frenetic spurts of brotherly horseplay.
    • We spent hours at this horseplay in the snow that winter.
    • Practical jokes and horseplay frequently resulted in angry altercations between men on the factory floor.
    • Teachers ‘thought it was horseplay,’ and the boy never told his parents he was being bullied.
    • When he stands up and defends himself, well, that's when it turns from just some maybe horseplay to the flicking of the arm to the violent confrontation.
    • Fourthly, why is rough and undisciplined horseplay, where serious injuries may be sustained by victims whose consent must be seriously in doubt, included in the list of exceptions?
    • Indeed, they are also taking on the role of the uncle or auntie, ticking off youngsters who are indulging in a spot of horseplay in the street.
    • Mr Hedley, of Carr Meadow, says he hopes the incident is not treated as merely high jinks or horseplay.
    • First Mainline, which runs 670 buses in the district, said that young people had not heeded warnings about horseplay following the death of a 13-year-old boy earlier this year.
    • Blame, expostulations, recriminations and horseplay - David provides an up-close-and-personal document of the family's most wrenchingly private moments.
    • The defendants, who had pleaded guilty to racially aggravated harassment at earlier hearings, have maintained that they were not racially motivated and believed the actions to be horseplay.
    • ‘The actions are not simple fun and horseplay and can only lead to suffering and perhaps the death of someone in your own community,’ he said.
    • There are exceptions to this rule, and even violence intentionally inflicted will not be a criminal offence if it occurs in the course of a lawful activity, such as contact sports, surgical operations, rough horseplay or tattooing.
    • The scenes of fighting and horseplay among the Montagues and Capulets compelled the story forward, with swords clashing in time to the music.
    • Any horseplay and you'll be back in second-period study hall so fast your head will spin.
    Synonyms
    fooling around, foolish behaviour, clowning, fooling, tomfoolery, buffoonery
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