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- a parody or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work（尤指文学或戏剧作品中的）滑稽模仿; 模仿作品：
the funniest burlesque of music hall
音乐厅最滑稽的模仿作品
as modifier burlesque Spenserian stanzas.模仿斯宾塞的诙谐作品。
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- mass noun humour that depends on comic imitation and exaggeration; absurdity嘲弄模仿; 模仿取笑：
the argument descends into burlesque.
辩论沦为相互模仿取笑。
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- N. Amer. a variety show, typically including striptease〈北美〉（常包括脱衣舞等的）滑稽歌舞杂剧：
as modifier burlesque clubs.滑稽歌舞剧夜总会。
(burlesques, burlesqued, burlesquing)with obj.
- cause to appear absurd by parodying or copying in an exaggerated form模仿嘲弄; 取笑：
a mock-heroic farce that burlesques the affectations of Restoration heroic drama.
一出模仿王政复辟时期英雄剧的笑剧。
派生词
burlesquer
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from French， from Italian burlesco, from burla 'mockery'， of unknown origin.