jawbreaker
US /ˈdʒɑːˌbreɪ.kɚ/
UK /ˈdʒɔːˌbreɪ.kər/
名詞
1.
硬糖, 巨型硬糖
a very large, hard candy that is difficult to chew and lasts a long time in the mouth
範例:
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The child spent an hour trying to finish the jawbreaker.
孩子花了一個小時才吃完那顆硬糖。
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Be careful not to chip a tooth on that jawbreaker.
小心別讓那顆硬糖把牙齒磕碎了。
2.
拗口詞, 難發音的詞
a word that is very long and difficult to pronounce
範例:
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That scientific term is a real jawbreaker.
那個科學術語真是個拗口詞。
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She struggled with the jawbreaker of a name.
她為那個拗口的名字而苦惱。