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词汇 conversation-stopper
释义 conversation-stopper
noun[ Cusually singular ]
uk /kɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃənˌstɒp.ər/ us /kɑːn.vɚˈseɪ.ʃənˌstɑː.pɚ/
a remark that stops the natural flow of the conversation because it is unexpected and in some way causes embarrassment or shock: (因导致尴尬或惊讶而)打断谈话的言论
When she told us her son was in prison, it was a real conversation-stopper.当她告诉我们她儿子入狱了之后,大家都停止了谈话。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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a problem shared is a problem halvedidiom
banter
bantering
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bants
bloviate
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buzz
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conversation
conversational
gambit
pass
persiflage
put the world to rightsidiom
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talk some sense into sbidiom
tête-à-tête
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