whopper

英 ['wɒpə] 美 ['wɑpɚ]
  • n. 弥天大谎;特大之物

中文词源


whopper 特大的东西

拟声词,比喻用法。

英文词源


whopper (n.)
1767, "uncommonly large thing," originally and especially an audacious lie, formed as if from whop (v.) "to beat, overcome." Whopping "large, big, impressive" is attested by 1620s.

双语例句


1. As comets go, it is a whopper.
就彗星而言,它可是个庞然大物。

来自柯林斯例句

2. If she said that, she was telling a real whopper.
要是她那么说的, 她就是说了个大瞎话.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The fisherman had caught a whopper.
那个打鱼的捕到一条特大的鱼.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. When Whopper went near the people, they looked at him.
当华勃走近时,每个人都看着他.

来自互联网

5. Whopper did not answer, but his eyes were shining with excitement.
华勃没有回话, 但是他的眼里闪着兴奋的光芒.

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