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
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