Punch-line
n. 妙语
📖 牛津释义
punch-line
n words that form the climax of a joke or story 笑话或故事中形成高潮的语句; 画龙点睛的妙语
He forgot the punch-line of his after-dinner speech. 他在宴会之後的讲话中把那句最绝妙的话给忘了.
🧩 词语组成解析
punch
[pʌn(t)ʃ]
vt. 用拳猛击;打孔;（用压穿器）穿孔，冲孔;用肘推;
n. 冲压机，冲床;打洞器;钻孔机;剪票铗;
vi. 用拳猛击;
punch=punct的变体,“点，变尖”→使变尖，朝着一点击打 → vt.用拳猛击 n.拳打
line
[laɪn]
n. 线条;排;行列;界线;
vt. 排队;用线标出;沿…排列成行;给…安衬里;
vi. 形成一层;排队;击出平直球;
🗣️ 情景例句
I am not in agreement with what he said.
他说的话我不能同意。
I will be seeing him in August.
我将在八月份见到他。
Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all.
除了个别几个单词外，我根本不会法语。