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spoonerism

/ˈspuːnəɹɪzəm/

Meanings
noun

斯波纳式 двойственный язык， 移位构词法.

A play on words on a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are transposed.

Examples :

"The teacher pointed out that "running nose" becoming "nunning rose" was a classic example of a spoonerism. "
老师指出，“running nose”（流鼻涕）变成“nunning rose”（妮妮玫瑰）是一个典型的斯波纳式口误/文字游戏，也就是我们说的首音互换.
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Illustration becoming

becoming verb

/bɪˈkʊmɪŋɡ/ /bəˈkʌmɪŋ/

到达，来临

"The family is becoming more organized now that they have a new calendar. "

有了新日历之后，这个家庭现在变得越来越有条理了。

Illustration sounds

sounds noun

/saʊndz/

声音, 响声

"He turned when he heard the sound of footsteps behind him.  Nobody made a sound."

听到身后有脚步声时，他转过了身。 大家都一声不吭。

Illustration initial

initial noun

/ɪˈnɪʃəl/

首字母，字首。

"My son's name is Ethan, and the initial of his first name is E. "

我儿子的名字是Ethan，他名字的首字母是E。

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

老师，教师

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

我女儿的老师非常友善而且乐于助人。

Illustration usually

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

通常，一般。

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

除了每年一两天之外，他通常都走路去上班。

Illustration transposed

transposed verb

/trænzˈpoʊzd/ /trænsˈpoʊzd/

调换，对调，置换。

"The teacher accidentally transposed the order of the students' names on the attendance sheet, so she called out Sarah after John. "

老师不小心把考勤表上学生名字的顺序弄反了，所以她在约翰之后叫了莎拉的名字。

Illustration running

running verb

/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/

跑步，奔跑

"The children were running to catch the school bus. "

孩子们奔跑着去赶校车。

Illustration words

words noun

/wɜːdz/

词语，文字

"The teacher wrote new vocabulary words on the board. "

老师在黑板上写下了新的词语。

Illustration phrase

phrase noun

/fɹeɪz/

短语，词组。

"My mom used the phrase "Think before you speak" often. "

我妈经常用“三思而后行”这句话。

Illustration example

example noun

/əɡˈzæmpl̩/ /ɘɡˈzɐːmpɯ/ /ɪɡˈzɑːmpl̩/

例子，榜样

"The teacher gave a good example of a sentence using the past tense. "

老师举了一个很好的用过去时态造句的例子。

Illustration pointed

pointed verb

/ˈpɔɪntɪd/

指，指向，指出。

"The teacher pointed to the map to show the students where the capital city was located. "

老师指着地图，向学生们指出首都的位置。

Illustration classic

classic noun

/ˈklæ.sɪk/

经典，典范.

"The teacher's lesson plan was a classic example of how to teach fractions effectively. "

这位老师的教案是有效教授分数的经典范例。