munchkin
noun[C]
uk/ˈmʌntʃ.kɪn/us/ˈmʌntʃ.kɪn/(alsoMunchkin)
one of thesmallpeoplewith very highvoiceswho arecharactersin thefilm"The Wizard of Oz" :
芒奇金人(个子很小、嗓门很尖的人,源于《绿野仙踪》)I was a Munchkin in aschoolproduction.我在学校的演出中扮演一个芒奇金小矮人。
You canlistento the audiobook 25percentfaster, without itsoundinglike a munchkin.你听有声读物的时候可以把速度加快25% ,而且听起来不会像芒奇金小矮人。
informal
a verysmallperson:
个子很矮小的人I didn'texpectthis little munchkin to beabletoplayguitarlike that.我没想到这个小个子弹吉他能弹得这么好。
mainlyUSinformal
anamefor asmallchildor someone youlove:
小可爱,小家伙(对小孩或所爱之人的昵称)Mycousinand herhusbandwere going tobringtheirmunchkin tovisit.我的表妹和她的丈夫打算带他们的小家伙来看我。
Theirboyfriendsall say "Yes munchkin, whatever youwantmunchkin."她们的男朋友都说: “是的,小可爱,你想要什么都行。”
a child
- childWhen I was a child the summers seemed to go on for ever.
- boyThere's a new boy in my class.
- girlThe girl's name is Sally.
- kidI'm off to pick up the kids from school.
- kiddieI saw her with a little kiddie in a pushchair.
- little oneThe little ones must be hungry by now.
- Thedungareesmake herlookevenmore like a Munchkin.
- I may beshort, but I'm not a munchkin.
- Wesawa munchkin of anoldmantryingtoopenthedoor.
- Yourlittle munchkin isgorgeous, but as hismama, Ithinkyouknowthat.
- What'swrong, munchkin? Don'tcry.
Literature
- action hero
- alliterative
- alternative history
- anapest
- anti-literary
- femslash
- fictionality
- fictive
- free verse
- genre fiction
- passion play
- pentameter
- poem
- poesy
- poet laureate
- theatrics
- topos
- tragedy
- tragicomic
- trilogy
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