单词 | barnburner |
释义 | barnburner (once / 211060 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY barnburner: barnburners USAGE EXAMPLESIf the WSU offense hits its stride early, this should be a barnburner. Seattle Times(Oct 01, 2016) Jonathan Alter writes that Smith, a famous wet, gave a speech advocating the repeal of Prohibition and that the oration was a barnburner. Slate(Mar 31, 2016) His barnburner of a victory speech came at the end of an overwhelmingly positive night for Sanders. The Guardian(Mar 27, 2016) 1 n someone who burns down a barn 2Hyper arsonist, firebug, incendiary a criminal who illegally sets fire to property n an impressively successful event the rock concert was a real barnburner Hyper success an event that accomplishes its intended purpose |
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