showstopper
noun[C]
approvinguk/ˈʃəʊˌstɒp.ər/us/ˈʃoʊˌstɑː.pɚ/apiecein astageperformancethat theaudienceenjoyso much thattheirclappingandshoutsofapprovalinterrupttheperformance
时常被热烈掌声打断的精彩表演something that is veryimpressive:
Thatdresssheworewas a showstopper!
something thatpreventsanactivityorprocessfromcontinuing:
It's something to beawareof and for us toworkthrough, but I don'tthinkit's a showstopper.
Cinema & theatre: parts of plays, shows & films
- act
- beat
- blooper reel
- byplay
- coup de théâtre
- curtain call
- denouement
- dream sequence
- exeunt
- exit
- finale
- flashback
- fourth wall
- interval
- MacGuffin
- plot hole
- scene
- set piece
- stage direction
- wrap party
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Good and excellent things
Ends and endings