comic
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++com·ic1 /ˈkɒmɪk $ ˈkɑː-/ ●●○ adjective FUNNYamusing you and making you want to laugh 滑稽的，好笑的 OPP tragic a comic novel 滑稽小说comic writer/actress/performer etc (=someone who writes or performs things that make you laugh) 喜剧作家/女演员/演出者等comic relief (=a situation in a serious story that makes you relax a little because it is funny) 〔情节严肃的故事中的〕喜剧性调剂；轻松场面 The song provides some comic relief from the intensity of the scene. 这首歌使得紧张的场面出现喜剧性的缓和。► see thesaurus at funny
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comic• No comic actress working today is funnier or more versatile.• She is one of the most gifted comic actresses on television.• A big woman, Wilkens uses her bulk to exquisite comic advantage.• Many medieval manuscripts have decorated borders filled with comic animals and birds and people.• Tyrone Guthrie was a great one for comic business, and it was amazing to see how Michael picked it all up.• He went to Eastbourne secondary school before carving out a comic career in London.• Thomas Pynchon has also shown a consistent fondness for slapstick effects in his novels, drawn partly from comic cinema.• The comic euro is low because it can not, and will not be taken seriously by the world nations.• I mean, he was a comic genius, yet he still wanted to be something he wasn't.• Streep provided one of the best comic performances of her career.• In Shakespeare's Henry 1V, the character of Falstaff provides us with a little comic relief.• Then Gertie got up on the stage and delighted us all by singing a comic song.• Like all comic writers, Shaw was fascinated by the gap between appearance and reality.comic relief• He was, and he remained for the time being, a figure of comic relief.• Interspersed between tragic stories are a few songs supplying pointed but comic relief.• Telephoning Jonathan to break off the engagement had almost been a high point of comic relief.• What I did was to provide him with some comic relief.• I raised £7.41 for comic relief by eating jelly with chopsticks.• For comic relief, obviously; but we also suspect a topical reference worth considering as evidence in the dating game.• She was able to take centre stage, providing comic relief while Zephyr shared intimate moments with her special friends.comic2 ●○○ noun [countable] 1. TCN (also comic book) a magazine for children that tells a story using comic strips 连环漫画，连环漫画画册2 BOAPJOKEsomeone whose job is to tell jokes and make people laugh 喜剧演员 SYN comedian a stand-up comic 单口喜剧演员Examples from the Corpus
comic• A comic gives children the opportunity to retreat into their own world; it is a very private thing.• Gazzer could see Tony going into the lighted ticket-booth to read his comic.• It would be rather more welcome if comics could still be comics.• The language, not just the art work of comics changed then too.• So we set some of our comics the toughest challenge of all make us laugh about Maastricht.• There is no text that can be read, such as there is even in a children's comic.• a stand-up comic• Stand-up comics, actors and writers do not retire, Mr. Howerd pointed out.stand-up comic• Gerald Ford, as a speaker, was the exact opposite of a stand-up comic.• His role has been rather like that of a stand-up comic warming up the audience for the main event.• In person, the Esquire columnist and author of four books is hyperactive, edgy and funnier than any stand-up comic.• Exposure on his show is sought by politicians as well as screen celebrities, authors as well as stand-up comics, athletes and rappers.• There were more than fourteen acts, from stand-up comics to bawdy singalongs.• Whitehead appears as a smarmy stand-up comic without the charisma or patter to carry off his narrative duties.Origin comic1 (1500-1600) Latin comicus, from Greek, from komos; → COMEDYcom·ic1 adjectivecomic2 nounChineseSyllable
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com‧ic1 /ˈkɒmɪk $ ˈkɑː-/ 
adjectiveamusing you and making you want to laugh
OPP tragic:
a comic novel
comic writer/actress/performer etc (=someone who writes or performs things that make you laugh)
comic relief (=a situation in a serious story that makes you relax a little because it is funny)
The song provides some comic relief from the intensity of the scene.
▪ funny making you laugh: John told me a really funny joke. | She’s very talented and funny.
▪amusing especially written funny and enjoyable. Amusing is more formal than funny. It is often used when something is a little funny and makes you smile, rather than laugh: an amusing anecdote | He found the whole incident rather amusing.
▪humorous intended to be funny – used about stories, films, articles etc that have situations that are a little funny: humorous stories | The movie is meant to be humorous.
▪witty using words in a funny and clever way: witty remarks | How witty__
▪hilarious /hɪˈleəriəs $ -ˈler-/ (also hysterical informal) extremely funny: The children thought it was hilarious. | The movie has some hilarious scenes. | It was hysterical__ You should have seen his face__
▪comical funny in a strange or silly way – often used when something is not intended to be funny: It was quite comical watching him trying to dance. | her own comical attempts at painting
▪comic [only before noun] a comic film, play, novel etc is intended to be funny: a comic drama
▪light-hearted done for amusement or enjoyment, and not intended to be serious: The programme is a light-hearted look at recent political events.
▪comedy noun [countable] a film, play, or television programme that is intended to be funny: a comedy by Shakespeare | She has appeared in several television comedies. | a new comedy series on Channel 4
comic2 noun [countable]
1. (also ˈcomic book) a magazine for children that tells a story using comic strips
2. someone whose job is to tell jokes and make people laugh
SYN comedian:
a stand-up comic
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adjectiveamusing you and making you want to laugh OPP tragic:
comic writer/actress/performer etc (=someone who writes or performs things that make you laugh)
comic relief (=a situation in a serious story that makes you relax a little because it is funny)
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noun [countable]1. (also ˈcomic book) a magazine for children that tells a story using comic strips
2. someone whose job is to tell jokes and make people laugh
SYN comedian:
funny that makes you laugh 指好笑的、滑稽的 ：◆ a funny story 滑稽的故事 ◆ He was a very funny guy. 他这个人很滑稽。 amusing funny and enjoyable 指逗人笑的、有乐趣的、好笑的 ：◆ It's a very amusing game to play. 这种游戏玩起来非常有趣。 entertaining amusing and interesting 指有趣的、令人开心的、使人愉快的 ：◆ It was a very entertaining evening. 那是一场非常令人开心的晚会。 witty clever and amusing; able to say or write clever and amusing things 指机智的、巧妙的、妙趣横生的、言辞诙谐的 ：◆ a witty remark 机智的话 ◆ a witty public speaker 语言幽默的公开演讲人 humorous funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour 指滑稽有趣的、有幽默感的 ：◆ a humorous look at the world of fashion 对时装界幽默的审视 comic that makes you laugh 指滑稽的、使人发笑的 ：◆ Many of the scenes in the book are richly comic. 这本书里的许多情节都非常滑稽可笑。 hilarious extremely funny 指极其滑稽的
funny, amusing, humorous or comic? 用 funny、amusing、humorous 还是 comic？
Amusing is the most general of these words because it includes the idea of being enjoyable as well as making people laugh and can be used to describe events, activities and occasions.* amusing 在这组词中最通用，既表示逗人笑，也表示好笑、有乐趣，可用以形容事情、活动和场合 ：◆ an amusing party/game/evening 充满乐趣的联欢会／游戏／晚会 ◆ a funny/humorous/comic party/game/evening Humorous is more about showing that you see the humour in a situation, than actually making people laugh out loud.Comic is used especially to talk about writing and drama or things that are funny in a deliberate and theatrical way. It is not used to describe people (except forcomic writers ).Funny can describe people, jokes and stories, things that happen, or anything that makes people laugh.* humorous 更多表示明白情景中的有趣之处，而非实际使人大笑。comic 尤指作品、戏剧、事物等故意营造的戏剧性的滑稽可笑，但不用以描述人（comic writers 除外）。funny 可形容人、笑话、故事、发生的事情以及任何使人发笑的事物。
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