首页stuntstunt的意思

stunt

英 [stʌnt]美[stʌnt]
  • n. 噱头,手腕;绝技
  • vt. 阻碍…的正常生长或发展
  • vi. 表演特技;作惊人表演
  • n. (Stunt)人名;(英)斯坦特

CET6+TEM4GRETOEFL低频词常用词汇

词态变化


复数: stunts;第三人称单数: stunts;过去式: stunted;过去分词: stunted;现在分词: stunting;

助记提示


1. stun => stuned => stunt (很像不规则的过去分词).
2. 谐音“死挡他”。

中文词源


stunt 阻碍,遏制,发育不良

来自中古英语 stunt,矮的,发育不良的,来自古英语 stunt,愚笨的,来自 Proto-Germanic*stuntaz, 短的,矮小的,愚笨的,词源同 stint.

英文词源


stunt (v.)
"check in growth, dwarf," 1650s, from verb uses of Middle English adjective stunnt "foolish," from Old English stunt "short-witted, foolish" (as in stuntspræc "foolish talk"), from Proto-Germanic *stuntaz (source of Old Norse stuttr "short"). Related: Stunted; stunting.
stunt (n.)
"feat to attract attention," 1878, American English college sports slang, of uncertain origin. Speculated to be a variant of colloquial stump "dare, challenge" (1871), or of German stunde, literally "hour." The movie stunt man is attested from 1930.

双语例句


1. It was all a publicity stunt.
这完全是个宣传噱头。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Everyone saw the stunt you pulled on me.
大家都看见了你对我耍的花招。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Lack of water will stunt the plant's growth.
缺水会妨碍植物生长。

来自《权威词典》

4. Lack of the right food may stunt growth.
缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Her latest disappearing act may be no more than a stunt, or a smart career move.
她最近玩消失也许只是一个噱头,或是其职业生涯上的一着妙棋。

来自柯林斯例句

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