Stunt

[stʌnt]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention.

(noun.) a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth.

(verb.) perform a stunt or stunts.

(verb.) check the growth or development of; 'You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles'.

錄入:库尔特--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt a plant.

(n.) A check in growth; also, that which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.

(n.) Specifically: A whale two years old, which, having been weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber.

艾莉森校對

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. Dwarf, stop the growth of, hinder from growth.

伊娃手打

解釋/意思:

v.t. to hinder from growth to dwarf check.—n. a check in growth: an animal whose growth is stunted.—adj. Stunt′ed dwarfed.—n. Stunt′edness state of being stunted.

整理:鲁道夫