- n. 噱頭，手腕；絕技
- vt. 阻礙…的正常生長(zhǎng)或發(fā)展
- vi. 表演特技；作驚人表演
- n. (Stunt)人名；(英)斯坦特
CET6+TEM4GRETOEFL低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?stunts;第三人稱單數(shù):?stunts;過(guò)去式:?stunted;過(guò)去分詞:?stunted;現(xiàn)在分詞:?stunting;
助記提示
1. stun => stuned => stunt (很像不規(guī)則的過(guò)去分詞).
2. 諧音“死擋他”。
中文詞源
stunt 阻礙，遏制，發(fā)育不良來(lái)自中古英語(yǔ) stunt,矮的，發(fā)育不良的，來(lái)自古英語(yǔ) stunt,愚笨的，來(lái)自 Proto-Germanic*stuntaz, 短的，矮小的，愚笨的，詞源同 stint.
英文詞源
- 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 stuntspr?c "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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. It was all a publicity stunt.
- 這完全是個(gè)宣傳噱頭。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Everyone saw the stunt you pulled on me.
- 大家都看見(jiàn)了你對(duì)我耍的花招。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Lack of water will stunt the plant's growth.
- 缺水會(huì)妨礙植物生長(zhǎng)。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. Lack of the right food may stunt growth.
- 缺乏適當(dāng)?shù)氖澄飼?huì)阻礙發(fā)育.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. Her latest disappearing act may be no more than a stunt, or a smart career move.
- 她最近玩消失也許只是一個(gè)噱頭，或是其職業(yè)生涯上的一著妙棋。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句