deadpan
adjective
uk/ˈded.pæn/us/ˈded.pæn/lookingorseemingseriouswhen you aretellingajoke:
故作严肃的;假装正经的;不动声色的a deadpanexpression/voice故作严肃的表情/嗓音
Synonyms
expressionless
impassive
poker-faced
Not showing or feeling emotions
- anodyne
- anti-sentimental
- belie
- bite
- biteyourlipidiom
- bloodless
- icily
- impassive
- impassively
- impassivity
- impenitent
- internalize
- poker-faced
- reserved
- sphinx-like
- stiff upper lip
- stoic
- stoically
- unsentimental
- woodenly
deadpan
verb[IorT]
informaluk/ˈded.pæn/us/ˈded.pæn/to make ajokewhilelookingorseemingserious:
"Thesecretto alonglifeis notdying," she deadpans.
These are Britishcomediansdeadpanning withtheirusualdrywit.
- "Yeah, don't yourecogniseme?" she deadpans.
- He deadpanned to thecrowd, "Ihopeyouapprove."
- "That waseasy," he deadpanned.
- Shedeftlydeadpansone-liners.
- He deadpansbeautifullyin therole.
Not showing or feeling emotions
- anodyne
- anti-sentimental
- belie
- bite
- biteyourlipidiom
- bloodless
- icily
- impassive
- impassively
- impassivity
- impenitent
- internalize
- poker-faced
- reserved
- sphinx-like
- stiff upper lip
- stoic
- stoically
- unsentimental
- woodenly