單詞
cliff-hanger
['klif,h???]
基本信息
- adj. 緊張的
- n. 連續冒險片
英文詞源
- cliff-hanger (n.)
- also cliffhanger, "suspenseful situation," 1937, in reference to U.S. cinema serials, agent noun from cliff + agent noun from hang (v.). In some cases, especially Westerns, the hero or heroine literally was dangling from a cliff at the end of an episode.
雙語例句
- 1. A pall of oily black smoke drifted over the cliff-top.
- 一團油膩的黑色煙霧飄到懸崖頂上。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We hiked the Grand Canyon, exploring Indian cliff dwellings.
- 我們去大峽谷徒步旅行，探究印第安人的崖居。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. A waterfall cascades down the cliff from the hills behind.
- 一處瀑布從身后山崖上飛流直下。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He scrambled 200 feet up the cliff face.
- 他沿著崖面向上攀登了200英尺。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. They came straggling up the cliff road.
- 他們零零散散地沿著懸崖小路走上來。
來自柯林斯例句
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