stunt

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++stunt1 /stʌnt/ noun [countable] 1 DANGEROUSa dangerous action that is done to entertain people, especially in a film 〔尤指电影中的〕特技表演，特技 Not many actors do their own stunts. 不是很多演员亲自表演特技动作。 a stunt flying show 特技飞行表演2 ATTENTIONsomething that is done to attract people’s attention, especially in advertising or politics 〔尤指广告或政治中的〕噱头，引人注目的花招 Todd flew over the city in a hot-air balloon as a publicity stunt. 作为一种宣传噱头，托德乘坐热气球飞越城市上空。3 pull a stunt DANGEROUSto do something that is silly or that is slightly dangerous 做愚蠢[有点危险]的事 Next time you pull a stunt like that don’t expect me to get you out of trouble. 下次你要再做那样的蠢事，别指望我帮你解围。

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stunt• Lockiear was the first pilot to do aerial stunts for the movies.• That same year, a minor tragedy occurred during a pre-game stunt.• A goofy stunt for February sweeps?• He also knew the value of goofy legal stunts.• She was more concerned by the attitude of the authorities on both sides of the river, who wanted no more stunts.• The hunger strike is thought to be just another political stunt.• But Moore freely admits he has no stomach for the stunts.• The stunt took two years to perfect, and the team used a series of remote cameras to film every breath-taking second.• The stunt was enacted in the grounds of Longleat House, home of the Marquis of Bath.do ... stunts• And not just movie actors who can do stunts.publicity stunt• Unionist politicians accused him of naivety and dismissed the truce as a publicity stunt.• It could be a publicity stunt gone wrong.• It's a publicity stunt to gain sympathy.• Now that times are tougher, such costly publicity stunts are harder to justify.• At his most impressionable, Nicholas allowed himself to be talked into publicity stunts that horribly backfired.• A statement from the heart or a mere publicity stunt?• He overrode negative reviews with publicity stunts.stunt2 verb [transitive] STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto stop something or someone from growing to their full size or developing properly 抑制，阻碍…的成长[发育] Lack of sunlight will stunt the plant’s growth. 缺乏阳光会阻碍植物的生长。→ See Verb table

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stunt• I refused to fly alone until I knew some stunting.• Slow economic growth stunted corporate profits last quarter.• The Parmenters lived in a stunted frame house at the edge of a brick sidewalk in Georgetown.From Longman Business Dictionarystuntstunt /stʌnt/ noun [countable] disapprovingMARKETING something that is done to attract people’s attention to a product or companyThe companies turned the event into a publicity stunt.They deliberately created a controversial commercial as a stunt to get free publicity.Origin stunt1 (1800-1900) Perhaps from stump “something risky which someone has persuaded you to do” stunt2 (1600-1700) stunt “rude, stunted” ((16-19 centuries)), probably from a Scandinavian language

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stunt

stunt¹ /stʌnt/

noun [countable]

Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Perhaps from stump 'something risky which someone has persuaded you to do'

1. a dangerous action that is done to entertain people, especially in a film:

Not many actors do their own stunts.

a stunt flying show
2. something that is done to attract people’s attention, especially in advertising or politics:

Todd flew over the city in a hot-air balloon as a publicity stunt.
3. pull a stunt to do something that is silly or that is slightly dangerous:

Next time you pull a stunt like that don’t expect me to get you out of trouble.

stunt²

verb [transitive]

Date: 1600-1700
Origin: stunt 'rude, stunted' (16-19 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language

to stop something or someone from growing to their full size or developing properly:

Lack of sunlight will stunt the plant’s growth.

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stunt

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NAmE

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noun

a dangerous and difficult action that sb does to entertain people, especially as part of a film/movie （尤指电影中的）特技表演

◆He did all his own stunts. 所有特技都是他自己演的。

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◆a stunt pilot特技飞行员

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Watching 观看

go to/take sb to (see) a film/movie 去／带某人去看电影
go to/sit in (BrE) the cinema/(NAmE) the (movie) theater 去／在看电影
rent a film/movie/DVD 租借影片／DVD 光碟
download/stream a film/movie 下载／用串流传输方式播放电影
burn/copy/rip a DVD 刻录／复制／转压一张 DVD 碟片
see/watch a film/movie/DVD/preview/trailer 观看电影／DVD 碟片／预映／预告片

Showing 放映；播放

show/screen a film/movie 放映电影
promote/distribute/review a film/movie 宣传／发行／评论电影
(BrE) be on at the cinema 在电影院上映
be released on/come out on/be out on DVD 发行 DVD
captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience 使观众着迷／高兴／感兴趣／激动
do well/badly at the box office 票房好／不好
get a lot of/live up to the hype 受到大肆炒作；与天花乱坠的广告宣传相符

Film-making 电影制作

write/co-write a film/movie/script/screenplay 写／合写一部电影剧本
direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/movie/sequel 导演／制作／拍摄／编辑电影／续集
make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie 拍摄一部浪漫喜剧／惊悚片／动作片
do/work on a sequel/remake 拍摄续集；重拍
film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of sth) 拍摄（…的）开场戏／一套动作／连续镜头
compose/create/do/write the soundtrack 制作电影声带
cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence 剪辑掉一个镜头／一组镜头