whopper 英 ['wɒpə]   美 ['wɑpɚ]

whopper

whopper  英 ['wɒpə] 美 ['wɑpɚ]

n. 弥天大谎;特大之物 

名词复数:whoppers 

But the widely held public perception of seafood as health food is simply one whopper of a fish story! 但是,把海鲜视为健康食物这一广为公众认同的看法,不过是对鱼的实相撒下的弥天大谎!
(RealSimple.com) -- I spent my childhood listening to my mother tell one whopper of a story after another. 我的童年都在听我妈妈讲述一个又一个弥天大谎的故事。

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  • n. 弥天大谎;特大之物
  • 1. But the widely held public perception of seafood as health food is simply one whopper of a fish story!

    但是,把海鲜视为健康食物这一广为公众认同的看法,不过是对鱼的实相撒下的弥天大谎!

  • 2. (RealSimple.com) -- I spent my childhood listening to my mother tell one whopper of a story after another.

    我的童年都在听我妈妈讲述一个又一个弥天大谎的故事。

  • 3. It's going to be a whopper.

    这将是个弥天大谎。

  • whopper (n.) 1767, "uncommonly large thing," originally and especially an audacious lie, formed as if from whop (v.) "to beat, overcome." Whopping "large, big, impressive" is attested by 1620s.
whop·per / ˈwɒpə(r) ; NAmE ˈwɑːpər / noun ( informal) 1 something that is very big for its type 特大的(或硕大的)东西 Pete has caught a whopper (= a large fish). 皮特捕到了一条特大的鱼。 2 a lie 谎言;瞎话 She's told some whoppers about her past. 关于她的过去,她说了些谎话。 whopper whoppers whop·per / ˈwɒpə(r) ; NAmE ˈwɑːpər /
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