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wisecrack

/ˈwaɪzˌkɹæk/

Meanings
noun

俏皮话, 妙语。

A witty or sarcastic comment or quip.

Examples :

""During the serious meeting, John made a wisecrack about the coffee, which made everyone laugh nervously." "
在严肃的会议上，约翰开了个关于咖啡的俏皮话，惹得大家都紧张地笑了出来。
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Related Words

Illustration meeting

meeting noun

/ˈmiːtɪŋ/ /ˈmitɪŋ/

会见，相遇。

"Meeting him will be exciting. I enjoy meeting new people."

遇见他会让人兴奋的。我喜欢结识新朋友。

Illustration comment

comment noun

/ˈkɒmɛnt/ /ˈkɑmɛnt/

评论，意见.

"I have no comment on that."

对此我无可奉告。

Illustration serious

serious adjective

/ˈsɪə.ɹi.əs/ /ˈsɪəɹ.i.əs/

严肃， 认真。

"It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious, laugh so heartily."

看到总是那么严肃的船长竟然如此开怀大笑，真是让人惊讶。

Illustration tornado

tornado noun

/tɔː(ɹ)ˈneɪ.dəʊ/

龙卷风

"A tornado is a rotating column of air."

龙卷风是一种旋转的气柱。

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

每个人，人人

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

班里每个人都需要带课本去第一节课。

Illustration flippant

flippant adjective

/ˈflɪ.pənt/

轻率的，油嘴滑舌的

"When asked about the serious accident, the teenager gave a flippant answer, as if it were no big deal. "

当被问到那场严重的事故时，那个青少年轻率地回答道，好像没什么大不了的。

Illustration sardonic

sardonic adjective

/saːˈdɔnɪk/ /sɑːˈdɒnɪk/ /sɑɹˈdɑːnɪk/

讽刺的，挖苦的

"He distances himself from people with his nasty, sardonic laughter."

他用那恶毒而讽刺的笑声来疏远别人。

Illustration brother

brother noun

/ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/

兄弟，哥，弟。

"My brother and I both attend the same high school. "

我跟我兄弟/哥/弟都在同一所高中上学。

Illustration wisecracked

wisecracked verb

/ˈwaɪzkrækt/ /ˈwaɪsˌkrækt/

说俏皮话，挖苦，讽刺。

"When his teacher asked why he hadn't done his homework, the student nervously wisecracked, "My dog ate it, of course!" "

当老师问他为什么没做作业时，那个学生紧张地说了句俏皮话挖苦说：“当然是被我的狗吃了！”

Illustration nervously

nervously adverb

/ˈnɜːrvəslɪ/ /ˈnɜːvəslɪ/

紧张地，不安地

"He paced nervously as he waited for the important phone call."

他焦急不安地踱着步，等待着那个重要的电话。

Illustration sarcastic

sarcastic adjective

/sɑːˈkæstik/ /sɑɹˈkæstik/

讽刺的，挖苦的

"Her sarcastic tone made it clear she didn't believe a word he said. "

她那充满讽刺的语气清楚地表明她对他说的每一个字都不相信。

Illustration during

during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

持续，延续，持久。

"The storm during all night. "

暴风雨持续了整夜。