单词 | pom-pom |
释义 | pom-pom1/ˈpɒmpɒm![]() (also pompon) noun 1A small woollen ball attached to a garment, especially a hat, for decoration.In contrast round toed flats will be adorned with pompoms, rosebud trims, grosgrain bows and Tyrolean ribbons....
1.1A large round cluster of brightly coloured streamers waved in pairs by cheerleaders.Jumping around in a miniskirt, waving pompons when you're ten is cute; but when you're fifteen, well, it goes beyond cute....
1.2A dahlia, chrysanthemum, or aster with small tightly clustered petals: [as modifier]: pompom and border dahlias...
OriginMid 18th century (originally denoting a bunch of ribbons, feathers, etc. worn by women in the hair or on a dress): French pompon, of unknown origin. pom-pom2/ˈpɒmpɒm![]() noun British An automatic quick-firing two-pounder cannon of the Second World War period, typically mounted on a ship and used against aircraft.Beyond here, towards the bow, a quadruple two-pounder anti-aircraft or pom-pom gun system with a stack of ammunition ready by its side lends something of a Chuuk lagoon atmosphere to the dives....
OriginLate 19th century: imitative of the sound of the discharge. |
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