hangman
US /ˈhæŋ.mən/
UK /ˈhæŋ.mən/
名词
1.
刽子手
a person who hangs condemned criminals
示例:
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In medieval times, the hangman was a feared figure.
在中世纪，刽子手是一个令人恐惧的人物。
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The crowd watched as the hangman prepared the gallows.
人群看着刽子手准备绞刑架。
2.
猜词游戏, 吊死鬼
a word-guessing game in which one player thinks of a word and the other tries to guess it by suggesting letters within a certain number of guesses, with incorrect guesses leading to parts of a stick figure being drawn on a gallows
示例:
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Let's play a game of hangman to pass the time.
我们玩一局猜词游戏来打发时间吧。
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The kids were engrossed in a game of hangman on the blackboard.
孩子们全神贯注地在黑板上玩猜词游戏。
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