| 单词 | smart-talking |
| 释义 | > as lemmassmart-talking smart-talking adj. given to or characterized by clever, witty, or persuasive talk, esp. of an insincere nature. ΚΠ 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 452/1 A smart-talking, slim-bodied young Cockney, whose courage had..completely forsaken him. 1908 Graettinger (Iowa) Times 24 Dec. 5/3 A number..were hit by a smart talking advertising fakir..and now..can only regret that they did not spend their money with the local printer. 1978 Jet 30 Mar. 30/1 All the other Black actors on regular series portray pimps, prostitutes, butlers, unemployed people, cops or smart-talking kids. 2002 T. Gates Scenario 24 This film—bettered only perhaps by the later Night at the Opera—was one of the founders of American smart-talking comedy. < as lemmas |
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