| 单词 | stopper |
| 释义 | stopper[ stop-er ] / ˈstɒp ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stopper ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person or thing that stops. a plug, cork, bung, or other piece for closing a bottle, tube, drain, or the like. Informal. something or someone that commands attention, as an unusual window display or a flamboyant person. Cards. a card in a suit that prevents the successive taking of all tricks in the suit by the opponents. Baseball Slang. a formidably and consistently effective pitcher counted on to win, as a team's best starting pitcher or a superior reliever often called on to preserve a victory; pitching ace. verb (used with object)to close, secure, or fit with a stopper. Origin of stopperFirst recorded in 1470–80; stop + -er1 OTHER WORDS FROM stopperstop·per·less, adjectiveWords nearby stopperStoppard, Stoppard, Tom, stop payment, stopped, stopped diapason, stopper, stopping, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, stopping power, stopple, stop press Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stopperBritish Dictionary definitions for stopperstopper / (ˈstɒpə) / nounAlso: stopple (ˈstɒpəl) a plug or bung for closing a bottle, pipe, duct, etc a person or thing that stops or puts an end to something bridge another name for stop (def. 39) verbAlso: stopple (tr) to close or fit with a stopper Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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