单词 | show-stopper |
释义 | show-stopperor show·stop·per[ shoh-stop-er ] / ˈʃoʊˌstɒp ər / nounTheater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause. a spectacularly arresting or appealing person or thing: This bright plaid suit is a real show-stopper. Origin of show-stopperFirst recorded in 1945–50 OTHER WORDS FROM show-stoppershow-stopping, showstopping, adjectiveWords nearby show-stoppershow signs of, show someone a good time, show someone out, show someone the door, show someone the ropes, show-stopper, show the way, show the white feather, show-through, showtime, show to advantage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for show-stopper
British Dictionary definitions for show-stoppershow stopper nouninformal a stage act, etc, that receives so much applause as to interrupt the performance Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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