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单词 earworm
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Definition of earworm in English:

earworm

noun ˈɪəwəːmˈɪrˌwərm
  • 1A catchy song or tune that runs continually through a person's mind.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And earworm attacks were more frequent - and lasted longer - for musicians and music lovers.
    • And, thanks to some overplayed commercial, my earworm du jour is "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini."
    • Any song can become an earworm, but his research has shown that some are better suited than others.
    • The conversation soon settled upon my earworm of the week: Tony Christie's newly re-released (Is This The Way To) Amarillo.
    • I don't even know the tune, but those lyrics are so evocative I've still got an earworm.
    • This was my earworm yesterday.
    • While Sasha condemns herself to a day of Shakey, my earworm du jour is, ooh, so much classier.
    • For your listening pleasure, we present our all-time favorite Christmas earworm, "Last Christmas" by Wham!
    • Once heard, it becomes an earworm.
    • Big, cinematic, anthemic - call it what you will, it's an earworm that will be sticking with you for the rest of the day.
    • Everyone has his or her own worst earworm.
  • 2

    short for corn earworm
 
 

Definition of earworm in US English:

earworm

nounˈirˌwərmˈɪrˌwərm
  • 1A catchy song or tune that runs continually through a person's mind.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Big, cinematic, anthemic - call it what you will, it's an earworm that will be sticking with you for the rest of the day.
    • Everyone has his or her own worst earworm.
    • This was my earworm yesterday.
    • Once heard, it becomes an earworm.
    • The conversation soon settled upon my earworm of the week: Tony Christie's newly re-released (Is This The Way To) Amarillo.
    • While Sasha condemns herself to a day of Shakey, my earworm du jour is, ooh, so much classier.
    • I don't even know the tune, but those lyrics are so evocative I've still got an earworm.
    • For your listening pleasure, we present our all-time favorite Christmas earworm, "Last Christmas" by Wham!
    • And, thanks to some overplayed commercial, my earworm du jour is "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini."
    • Any song can become an earworm, but his research has shown that some are better suited than others.
    • And earworm attacks were more frequent - and lasted longer - for musicians and music lovers.
  • 2

    short for corn earworm
 
 
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