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词汇 air-quotes
释义 air quotes
noun[ plural ]
uk /ˈeə ˌkwəʊts/ us /ˈer ˌkwoʊts/
imaginary quotation marks that you make in the air with your fingers, to show that you are using a word or phrase in an unusual way or repeating exactly what someone has said说话者用手指在空气中划出的引号(用以表示自己正以不寻常的方式使用某词或某短语,或表示自己在重复他人的话)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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Examples of air quotes


air quotes
Brauer would make regular use of airquotes to emphasize every point he made.
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While the term airquotes did not appear until 1989, use of similar gestures has been recorded as early as 1927.
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