| 单词 | conversation stopper |
| 释义 | > as lemmasconversation stopper conversation stopper n. a statement, remark, or the like so astonishing, embarrassing, etc., as to admit of no rejoinder. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise marvelc1300 miracle1586 surprise1592 bricolea1631 surprisal1660 thunderbolt1787 startle1823 start1825 startler1829 eye-opener1833 a bolt from (or out of) the blue1837 shock1841 thunder-clap1852 startlement1867 staggerer1872 thunderstroke1880 Scarborough warning1890 surprise packet1900 bombshell1926 curveball1936 turn-up1942 a turn-up for the book(s)1948 conversation stopper1959 left turn1986 the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > final utterance in a conversation the last word1509 conversation stopper1959 1959 P. Bull I know Face ii. 41 ‘Do you do a lot of this kind of work?’ I asked. ‘Yeah,’ he said. ‘I was one of the apes in Tarzan.’ This was a real conversation-stopper. 1985 W. Sheed Frank & Maisie 223 ‘That's a synthetic a priori proposition,’ they would say; and to this day I don't know a better conversation-stopper. < as lemmas |
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