[mass noun]comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions and humorously embarrassing events 打闹剧,粗俗滑稽剧 [as modifier]slapstick humour. 粗俗滑稽剧中的幽默。 ■[count noun]a device consisting of two flexible pieces of wood joined together at one end, used by clowns and in pantomime to produce a loud slapping noise (小丑和哑剧中所用以发出响亮拍打噪音的)击板