VOA慢速英语:小丑们多年来的形象变化

alcoholic - adj. a person who frequently drinks too much alcohol and is unable to live a normal and healthy life​

ambiguous - adj. able to be understood in more than one way​

categorize - v. to put (someone or something) into a group of similar people or things ​

harlequin - n. a comic character in old stories and plays who wears a mask and colorful clothes with a diamond pattern​

inflate - v. to add air or gas to (something, such as a tire or a balloon) and make it larger​

lure - v. to cause or persuade a person or an animal to go somewhere or to do something by offering some pleasure or gain​

manifestation n. one of the forms that something has when it appears or occurs​

puppet - n. a doll that is moved by putting your hand inside it or by pulling strings or wires that are attached to it​