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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Burlesque \Bur*lesque"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burlesqued}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Burlesquing}.]
   To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation
   in action or in language.

         They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiah's words, and
         turned the expression he used into ridicule.
                                                  --Stillingfleet.

Burlesque \Bur*lesque"\, v. i.
   To employ burlesque.

Burlesque \Bur*lesque"\, a. [F. burlesque, fr. It. burlesco, fr.
   burla jest, mockery, perh. for burrula, dim. of L. burrae
   trifles. See {Bur}.]
   Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images,
   or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of
   treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock
   gravity; jocular; ironical.

         It is a dispute among the critics, whether burlesque
         poetry runs best in heroic verse, like that of the
         Dispensary, or in doggerel, like that of Hudibras.
                                                  --Addison.

Burlesque \Bur*lesque"\, n.
   1. Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque
      satire.

            Burlesque is therefore of two kinds; the first
            represents mean persons in the accouterments of
            heroes, the other describes great persons acting and
            speaking like the basest among the people.
                                                  --Addison.

   2. An ironical or satirical composition intended to excite
      laughter, or to ridicule anything.

            The dull burlesque appeared with impudence, And
            pleased by novelty in spite of sense. --Dryden.

   3. A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross
      perversion.

            Who is it that admires, and from the heart is
            attached to, national representative assemblies, but
            must turn with horror and disgust from such a
            profane burlesque and abominable perversion of that
            sacred institute?                     --Burke.

   Syn: Mockery; farce; travesty; mimicry.

资料来源 : WordNet®

burlesque
     adj : relating to or characteristic of a burlesque; "burlesque
           theater"
     n 1: a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor;
          consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes
          striptease)
     2: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous
        way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery},
         {takeoff}, {travesty}, {charade}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
     v : make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" [syn:
         {spoof}, {parody}]