| 单词 | heckler |
| 释义 | heckler (once / 15451 pages) n Have you ever screamed horrible things during a sports event, or taunted someone with cruel jokes? You might be a heckler, and you’re probably not very well-liked. The word heckler is rooted in an old Dutch verb that means “to irritate, prickle,” and hecklers can be irritating indeed. They sit at baseball games and yell insults at the players, or start booing during a spelling bee. Some comedians love hecklers and often will start heckling them back. Other comedians will jump off stage and attack a heckler — so keep that in mind if you feel like adding heckler to your résumé. WORD FAMILYheckler: hecklers+/heckle: heckled, heckler, heckles, heckling/heckling: hecklings USAGE EXAMPLESRocco Mediate says Tiger Woods once physically held him back from going after a heckler at the 1999 Phoenix Open. Golf Digest(Nov 22, 2016) James Soderholm, professor of humanities at the school, told BBC that a heckler’s veto was essentially imposed on the school. Washington Times(Nov 21, 2016) Open tennis championships who did a nice job of ejecting some hecklers. Washington Post(Nov 10, 2016) n someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections Syn|Hyper badgerer bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler someone who deliberately stirs up trouble |
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