| 单词 | whodunit |
| 释义 | whodunit noun[C] USinformal(UKwhodunnit)us/ˌhuːˈdʌn.ɪt/uk/ˌhuːˈdʌn.ɪt/astoryabout acrimeand theattempttodiscoverwhocommittedit: It's one of those whodunits where you don'tfindout who themurdereris till the very end. Synonym mystery Types of film, play, book etc.
whodunit| American Dictionarywhodunit noun[C] infmlus/huˈdʌn·ət/astory,book, ormovieabout amysteryanditssolution Examplesofwhodunitwhodunit Some terms covered: abbreviation, burlesque, determiner, chapbook, documentary, epic, hexameter, kabuki, lacuna, paragram, proscenium, simile, tragic flaw,whodunit, zeugma. From theCambridge English Corpus Chapter 8 is the keystone chapter of thiswhodunitbook. From theCambridge English Corpus He is also witty enough to describe it at the outset as a mystery tale: 'a "whodunit", with too many suspects and much that seems suspect'. From theCambridge English Corpus Why, a century later, are ' 'whodunit? From theCambridge English Corpus The debate has been to a large extent a "whodunit" on unemployment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Consider the case of someone who writes a worthwhile book—not a "whodunit" but something serious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 While the judiciary will shed light, we hope, on the economicwhodunit, we need further enlightenment as regards the institutionalwhodunit. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Who has to read awhodunit, when she knewwhodunitwhen she read it again? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If one wants to buy a book by a particular author or on a particular subject, it is no use the bookseller offering one of the latest "whodunits". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Within the community people knew "whodunit". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Solution to thewhodunitis less convincing than the lead-up, with a finale that doesn't deliver on expectations. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as awhodunit. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She mixes military adventure, political thriller, romance, and thewhodunitin various proportions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They also produce two plays each year and these have included a wide variety of plays including classic drama; farce; comedy and whodunits. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Mixed well, the result is an entertainingwhodunitwith sufficient political and racketeer angles to make it good entertainment for general audiences. 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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