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horseplay

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++horse·play /ˈhɔːspleɪ $ ˈhɔːrs-/ noun [uncountable] old-fashioned  BEHAVErough noisy play in which people push or hit each other for fun 嬉戏,打闹
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horseplayHorseplay on the school bus is not allowed.He made a few jokes, a few attempts at horseplay, but they all fell short.Cosmopolitan chief Marcelle d'Argy Smith stormed out of the historic Oxford Union debating chamber after sitting through 90 minutes of bawdy horseplay.He denied in cross-examination that he and the other boy had gone from their downstairs dormitory for horseplay.There seemed to be a lot of laughter and some mild horseplay.
horse·play nounChineseSyllable
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horseplay
horseplay /ˈhɔːspleɪ $ ˈhɔːrs-/ noun [uncountable] old-fashioned
rough noisy play in which people push or hit each other for fun


horse·playBrE /ˈhɔːspleɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɔːrspleɪ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] rough noisy play in which people push or hit each other for fun 打闹嬉戏;玩闹