| 单词 | punchline |
| 释义 | punchline noun[C] uk/ˈpʌntʃ.laɪn/us/ˈpʌntʃ.laɪn/the lastpartof astoryor ajokethatexplainsthemeaningof what hashappenedpreviouslyor makes itfunny （故事或笑话的最后部分点题或抛出笑料等的）妙语，画龙点睛的结尾句Humour & humorous
Examplesofpunchlinepunchline Thepunchlineis that we must be cautious about naïvely assuming that our experiences resemble the world. From theCambridge English Corpus They can identify with apunchlinegone wrong and celebrate the way in which he stays on message regardless. From theCambridge English Corpus It is funny because thepunchline(to get to the other side) is unexpected; it is obviously true, but incomplete. From theCambridge English Corpus Thepunchlineis that someone advises you to throw yourself out of a helicopter. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Thepunchlinewas the answer that the chairman had given that young man, the candidate, the opportunity to give. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who have used the service know that one has to listen for several minutes before hearing thepunchline—the information that one requires. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is rather like having to tell a story after dinner and being deprived of the opportunity to give thepunchline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There was no explanation; that was thepunchline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I noticed in the party political broadcast last night that thepunchlineright at the end was a small, attractive young child of about five or six. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is in thepunchline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Comedians had been using the classic set-up, premise,punchlineformat for many years before that time, however. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He also often gives thepunchlinein jokes where all three of the trio are involved. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Every funnypunchlinegets a point for your team and every whack one doesn't get a point. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For some listeners, the punch-line in the song prompts tears of remembrance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The punch-line, which can be taken out of place from the body of the text, must be detected and then connected with the lead. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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