Straight man
n. <美>滑稽演员的配角
📖 牛津释义
straight man
member of a comedy act who makes remarks or creates situations for the main performer to make jokes about 喜剧中的配角; 滑稽演员的搭档.
🧩 词语组成解析
straight
[stret]
adj. 直的;连续的;直率的;整齐的;
adv. 直地;直接地;坦率地;立即;
n. 直线;直线部分;
straight(draw tight)→直立的；正直的；直线；直接地；坦白地
man
[mæn]
n. 男人;人类;男子汉;雇工;
vt. 使振作;操纵;给…配置人员;在…就位;
int. （表示惊讶、气愤等）嘿，天哪;
🗣️ 情景例句
Don't count on a salary increase this year.
别指望今年会给你加薪。
Never (or Don't) trouble trouble till trouble troulbes you.
切莫自寻麻烦。
In this part of the cave, they could hear an insistent booming sound which they found was caused by a small waterspout shooting down into a pool from the roof of the cave.
在这儿，他们可以听见一种连续不断的轰鸣声。后来他们发现这是由山洞顶部的一个小孔里喷出的水柱跌落到水潭中发出的声音。