clowning 

英汉解释

插科打诨；噱头

同义词

n. comedy，drollery，frivolity，harlequinade

参考例句

1. He had to clown every day.
他不得不每天扮演小丑。
2. That boy is seldom serious about anything. He's always clowning around.
那个男孩对任何事情都不认真。他总是胡闹。
3. In his public appearances he sought to hide his vulnerability behind his heavy-handed clowning.
在公开场合，他总是企图用笨拙的粗鲁举止来掩饰他的弱点。

英英解释

n.
  1. acting like a clown or buffoon
  2. a comic incident or series of incidents

网络释义

clowning
插科打诨; 曼珠沙华 [彼岸花; 扮小丑;
clowning around effect
小丑诙谐剧般效果;