cliffhanger

美 [ˈklɪfhæŋər]英 [ˈklɪfhæŋə(r)]
  • n.(故事、电影、竞赛等扣人心弦的)悬念

复数: cliffhangers 派生词: cliffhanging adj.

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noun

(故事、电影、竞赛等扣人心弦的)悬念
a situation in a story, film/movie, competition, etc. that is very exciting because you cannot guess what will happen next, or you do not find out immediately what happens next

The first part of the serial ended with a real cliffhanger.

这部连续剧的第一集以扣人心弦的悬念而告终。

cliffhanger

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT (局势、戏剧或电影的)悬念,最惊险刺激的部分
    A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.

    The election is likely to be a cliff-hanger.

    选举结果扑朔迷离。

noun

1
an episode that ends in suspense
2
a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end

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  1. Clearly , we are in store for the return of the cliffhanger .

    很明显,我们准备让那种悬念式写作回归。

  2. The cliffhanger will connect you and your classmates even after you graduate .

    这种悬念即便在毕业之后也会将你们紧紧联系在一起。

  3. The first part of the serial ended with a real cliffhanger .

    这部连续剧的第一集以扣人心弦的悬念而告终。

  4. But even those are not assured : US cliffhangers could change everything .

    然而,即便这些也无法让人放心:美国财政悬崖的悬念可能会改变一切。

  5. TV series like Dallas usually end the season with a cliffhanger .

    象《达拉斯》这样的电视连续剧经常以吊人胃口的方式结束一个时节。

  6. The game was a cliffhanger , but our team finally won .

    比赛扣人心弦,不过最后我们赢了。

  7. More than seven million people tuned in to see Sunday 's dramatic cliffhanger .

    超过七百万的观众观看了这部周日播放的情节曲折惊险的剧集。

  8. It looks as if the election is going to be a cliffhanger .

    这次选举看来将会难分胜负。

  9. Some look for national pride , some for cliffhangers , and even some for fashion .

    有些是为了寻求民族自豪感,有些是为了观看扣人心弦的比赛,甚至有些是冲着时尚去的。

  10. It is not often that a 600-page work of political science ends with a cliffhanger .

    一本长达600页的政治学著作以一个悬念结束,这并不多见。

  11. The game was a real cliffhanger . ( of a person ) unlikely to do dangerous things ; cautious

    这场比赛真是扣人心弦。(指人)不冒险的,小心的

  12. They ended the series with a cliffhanger .

    他们用紧张带有悬念的情节结束了。

  13. Voiceover : The midseason finale left us with one of the biggest cliffhangers in TV history .

    记者著:越狱第一季的最后一集,给观众留下了电视连续剧历史上最大的悬念。

  14. We have those built-in cliffhangers , there 's action , adventure and romance .

    它具备了一切元素:动作、冒险、悬念、浪漫。

  15. Luckily , if you 're worried you 'll be left hanging thanks to a cliffhanger cancellation , never fear .

    幸运的是,你不用担心这次的突然取消会让这个坑永远填不上。

  16. This kind of cliffhanger almost seems tailor-made to capitalize on some of those headlines and generate buzz .

    如此充满悬念,吊人胃口的剧情似乎是特意为了制造新闻和话题。

  17. As for the upcoming finale , Kim revealed that it doesn 't exactly end on a cliffhanger .

    至于即将播出的结局篇,金透露并不一定在悬念中结束。

  18. Oh , and we 'll have to be patient because the cliffhanger won 't be resolved until the show returns in2010 .

    哦,我们必须耐心等待着,因为这个扣人心弦的结果直到明年这部剧回归的时候才会揭晓。

  19. What do YOU think will happen next ? How will the season conclude ? On what cliffhanger will it leave us heading into the fall ?

    你们认为接下来会发生什么事?本季将如何结束?在结束之前会给我们留下怎样的悬念呢?

  20. The Big Bang Theory ended its ninth season with a cliffhanger finale , and now it 's time to look ahead to Season 10 .

    《生活大爆炸》第九季的结局直到最后一刻方才揭晓,现在又该期盼第十季的播出了。

  21. It 's been one cliffhanger after another , which is why curious viewers rely on spoilers to satisfy them for the time being .

    一位接一位的扣人心弦的人物出现,这也是为什么观众好奇想通过剧透来了解随后会发生什么事。

  22. We know the finale will involve some cliffhanger - y elements , so this new threat , whatever it is , might not be resolved next week .

    我们知道大结局将会新加入一些吊人胃口的元素。因此这个新的威胁,不管它是什么,也不可能在下周被解决。

  23. The season finale was a cliffhanger !

    上一季结局真是扣人心弦!

  24. This cliffhanger is the culmination of months of fiscal bickering , punctuated by stopgap continuing resolutions .

    这一悬念标志着数月以来关于财政的争吵,在“延续性决议”这一权宜之计的推波助澜下达到顶峰。

  25. The practice lent his stories a particular rhythm , punctuated by one " cliffhanger " after another , to keep the public eager for the next installment .

    这种写法给他的小说赋予了一种特别的节奏,一个接着一个的出现悬念,以保持读者对后续情节的阅读欲望。

  26. China-bashing was surely one reason why Mitt Romney was able to scrape a cliffhanger victory in Ohio last week and thus retain his frontrunner status .

    抨击中国肯定是米特罗姆尼(MITTROMNEY)上周在俄亥俄州取得险胜,从而得以继续保持领先候选人地位的原因之一。

  27. The cliffhanger ending will undoubtedly leave loyal fans guessing about the plot of a planned movie based on the show now that it has gone off the Fox network for good .

    该剧也将永远地告别福克斯电视网,但扣人心弦的结局无疑会给那些忠实粉丝们留下悬念,人们纷纷猜测电影版的剧情又将是怎样的呢?

  28. Now , if we take the human road , getting there is gonna take days . You 've may have a lot of time but for me very breath is a cliffhanger ! So , we gotta take the secret route .

    如果走人类的路去得用上好几天也许你有很多时间但对我来说每一刻都是最后一口气所以我们走这条秘密通道

  29. With " Downton Abbey , " an addictive series about an upper-class British family and its household servants , Mr. Fellowes has already proven himself adept at fashioning soap opera-worthy cliffhangers .

    《唐顿庄园》是一部会让人上瘾的电视剧,讲述一个英国上层家庭及其佣仆们的故事,通过这部剧,费罗斯先生已经证明自己擅长创作扣人心弦的、适合肥皂剧形式的连载剧集。

  30. In the story of Babel Dark , the combination of analepsis and ellipsis brings a series of cliffhangers for readers , and the application of summary and scene successfully strengthens the rhythm of the story and makes the story more readable .

    在达克故事中,倒叙与省略的混合运用增加了故事的悬念,同时概要和场景的成功运用增强了故事的节奏感和可读性。