sideshow

A noun referring to a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event, or a minor show that is part of a larger one, such as at a circus.

• 🇨🇳名词，指相对于主要事件而言次要的、不太重要的事件，或作为更大演出（如马戏团）一部分的小型表演。

1. Minor event B2 formal

   A subordinate incident or activity that is of little importance compared to the main event.

   • The political scandal was just a sideshow to the real economic crisis.
   • The media focused on the celebrity gossip, treating it as a sideshow to the main news.
   • The debate over the budget became a sideshow to the larger policy discussions.

   🇨🇳次要事件

   同义词: digressiondistractiondiversioninterlude

   反义词: centerpiecefocusheadlinemain

2. Circus attraction B1 formal

   A minor show or attraction that is part of a larger event, such as a circus or fair.

   • The circus had a sideshow featuring a bearded lady and a sword swallower.
   • Children were fascinated by the sideshow games at the carnival.
   • The sideshow tent was always the most popular attraction at the fair.

   🇨🇳杂耍表演

   同义词: attractionboothcuriosityexhibition

• sideshows plural form
• sideshows' possessive plural form
• sideshow's possessive singular form