单词 | stopper |
释义 | stopper —stopperless, adj. /stop"euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that stops. 2. a plug, cork, bung, or other piece for closing a bottle, tube, drain, or the like. 3. Informal. something or someone that commands attention, as an unusual window display or a flamboyant person. 4. Cards. a card in a suit that prevents the successive taking of all tricks in the suit by the opponents. 5. Baseball Slang. a formidably and consistently effective pitcher counted on to win, as a team's best starting pitcher or a superior reliever often called on to preserve a victory; pitching ace. v.t. 6. to close, secure, or fit with a stopper. [1470-80; STOP + -ER1] |
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