| 单词 | sucker-punch |
| 释义 | sucker-punch[ suhk-er-puhnch ] / ˈsʌk ərˌpʌntʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sucker-punch ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) Slang.to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow. OTHER WORDS FROM sucker-punchsucker punch, nounWords nearby sucker-punchsuck, sucker, sucker bait, suckerfish, sucker list, sucker-punch, sucket fork, suckfish, suckhole, suck in, sucking Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for sucker-punchsucker punch nouna sudden surprise punch, esp from behind a sudden unexpected defeat or setback 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 Idioms and Phrases with sucker-punchsucker punch An unexpected blow, as in They felt that suddenly raising the interest rate was a sucker punch to the administration. This expression comes from boxing, where it is used for a punch delivered unexpectedly; boxing great Jack Dempsey wrote, “The right lead [for a right-handed boxer] is called a sucker punch.” [Slang; mid-1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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