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词汇 punchline
释义 punchline
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈpʌntʃ.laɪn/ us /ˈpʌntʃ.laɪn/
the last part of a story or a joke that explains the meaning of what has happened previously or makes it funny(故事或笑话的最后部分点题或抛出笑料等的)妙语,画龙点睛的结尾句
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Examples of punchline


punchline
The punchline is that we must be cautious about naïvely assuming that our experiences resemble the world.
They can identify with a punchline gone wrong and celebrate the way in which he stays on message regardless.
It is funny because the punchline (to get to the other side) is unexpected; it is obviously true, but incomplete.
The punchline is that someone advises you to throw yourself out of a helicopter.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
The punchline was the answer that the chairman had given that young man, the candidate, the opportunity to give.
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Those who have used the service know that one has to listen for several minutes before hearing the punchline—the information that one requires.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It is rather like having to tell a story after dinner and being deprived of the opportunity to give the punchline.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
There was no explanation; that was the punchline.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
I noticed in the party political broadcast last night that the punchline right at the end was a small, attractive young child of about five or six.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It is in the punchline.
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Hansard archive

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Comedians had been using the classic set-up, premise, punchline format for many years before that time, however.
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He also often gives the punchline in jokes where all three of the trio are involved.
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Every funny punchline gets a point for your team and every whack one doesn't get a point.
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For some listeners, the punch-line in the song prompts tears of remembrance.
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The punch-line, which can be taken out of place from the body of the text, must be detected and then connected with the lead.
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