| 单词 | switcheroo |
| 释义 | switcheroo (once / 288276 pages) n A switcheroo is a surprising change or reversal. If your mom replaced the cookies in a cookie jar with plums, your dad might say, "She pulled the old switcheroo!" Most often, a switcheroo is a joke or trick — a magician might appear to change your ten dollar bill into a feather, and you could call this a switcheroo. Another kind of switcheroo is simply an abrupt change of direction, like a sudden switcheroo in a movie's plot that leaves you totally confused. Switcheroo was first used, in an informal and joking way, in 1933. WORD FAMILYswitcheroo: switcheroos USAGE EXAMPLESNot to mention the other great switcheroo of 2016: on political violence and acceptance of the election results. Wall Street Journal(Nov 22, 2016) In other states, early voters could have pulled a switcheroo a little earlier, but at this point their civic duty has been recorded, no take-backs. New York Times(Nov 08, 2016) This year, Reckitt Benckiser changed the name back to Spray ’n Wash. I wanted to ask the company why they did the switcheroo. Washington Post(Nov 09, 2016) n a sudden unexpected switch Hyper shift, switch, switching the act of changing one thing or position for another |
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