单词 | jaw-dropper |
释义 | > as lemmasjaw-dropper jaw-dropper n. an astonishing, amazing, or awe-inspiring person or thing; something likely to cause a person's jaw to drop. Π 1984 EPCOT Center in net.travel (Usenet newsgroup) 25 Sept. I find these block-long monsters that chew the heck out of nature in the icy North Sea or the frozen tundra real jawdroppers that go a long way to upstage the dinosaurs. 1994 Sports Illustr. (Electronic ed.) 11 Apr. The shot that lifted North Carolina to a 60-59 victory and its first national women's basketball title was a jaw-dropper, even for a team whose outrageously gifted athletes found a different way to win all six of its games in the tournament. 2002 Focus May 82/1 Even without the shock of the timeless jaw-dropper of an ending, The Usual Suspects SE is one of the most eagerly anticipated DVD releases ever. < as lemmas |
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