nutcracker
US /ˈnʌtˌkræk.ɚ/
UK /ˈnʌtˌkræk.ər/
名詞
1.
胡桃夾子
a tool for cracking nuts
範例:
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She used a nutcracker to open the walnuts.
她用胡桃夾子打開核桃。
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The old nutcracker was made of brass.
那個舊胡桃夾子是黃銅做的。
同義詞:
2.
胡桃鉗 (芭蕾舞劇)
a ballet by Tchaikovsky, first performed in 1892, based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's story 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King'
範例:
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We went to see The Nutcracker ballet during the holidays.
假期期間我們去看了《胡桃鉗》芭蕾舞劇。
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The music from The Nutcracker is very famous.
《胡桃鉗》的音樂非常有名。