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whopper

英 ['wɒpə] 美 ['wɑpɚ]

解释

n. 弥天大谎；特大之物

※ 提供单词"whopper"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

whopper 特大的东西

拟声词，比喻用法。

英文词源

whopper (n.): 1767, "uncommonly large thing," originally and especially an audacious lie, formed as if from whop (v.) "to beat, overcome." Whopping "large, big, impressive" is attested by 1620s.

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例句和用法

1. As comets go, it is a whopper.: 就彗星而言，它可是个庞然大物。

2. If she said that, she was telling a real whopper.: 要是她那么说的, 她就是说了个大瞎话.

3. The fisherman had caught a whopper.: 那个打鱼的捕到一条特大的鱼.

4. When Whopper went near the people, they looked at him.: 当华勃走近时,每个人都看着他.

5. Whopper did not answer, but his eyes were shining with excitement.: 华勃没有回话, 但是他的眼里闪着兴奋的光芒.