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Sideshow N Count Important 英[ˈsaɪdʃəʊ 美[ˈsaɪdʃoʊ N.(正戏中的)穿插表演;附带游乐项目;附带事件或活动;次要问题或事情 次要活动;附带事件;附属活动 Significant

单词 sideshow
音标
英[ˈsaɪdʃəʊ] 美[ˈsaɪdʃoʊ]
解释
n.(正戏中的)穿插表演;附带游乐项目;附带事件或活动;次要问题或事情;
例句

N-COUNT
次要活动;附带事件;附属活动
A sideshow is a less important or less significant event or situation related to a larger, more important one that is happening at the same time.
例:In the end, the meeting was a sideshow to a political storm that broke Thursday...最终,那次会议成了星期四爆发的政治风暴的一个附属事件。
例:Radio work for him was very much a sideshow.对他来说电台的工作只是顺便做做而已。

N-COUNT
(马戏或游园会中穿插的)小节目,助兴表演,杂耍
At a circus or fair, a sideshow is a performance that you watch or a game of skill that you play, that is provided in addition to the main entertainment.
例:Sideshows at the championship include highland dancing and a play by The Wanlockhead Players.锦标赛上的助兴节目包括高地舞蹈和万洛克黑德剧社上演的一部剧。
变形
pl:sideshows~

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