stunt
US: /ˈstənt/
UK: /stˈʌnt/
UK: /stˈʌnt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
stunt /stʌnt/
- danh từ
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) sự làm cằn cỗi, sự làm còi cọc
- người còi cọc, con vật còi cọc
- ngoại động từ
- chặn lại không cho phát triển, làm cằn cỗi, làm còi cọc
- chặn lại không cho phát triển, làm cằn cỗi, làm còi cọc
- danh từ
- (thông tục) sự cố gắng kỳ công, sự cố gắng tập trung
- cuộc biểu diễn phô trương
- trò quảng cáo
- stunt article: vật loè loẹt để quảng cáo
- nội động từ
- (thông tục) biểu diễn nhào lộn
- (thông tục) biểu diễn nhào lộn
- ngoại động từ
- biểu diễn nhào lộn bằng (máy bay...)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 a dangerous and difficult action that sb does to entertain people, especially as part of a film/movie: He did all his own stunts. + a stunt pilot / rider + a stunt flying team
2 (sometimes disapproving) something that is done in order to attract people's attention: a publicity stunt
3 (informal) a stupid or dangerous act: I've had enough of her childish stunts. + Don't you ever pull a stunt like that again!
+ verb [VN] to prevent sb/sth from growing or developing as much as they/it should: The constant winds had stunted the growth of plants and bushes. + His illness had not stunted his creativity.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
caper, act, deed, feat, tour de force, exploit, trick, US dido:
The dangerous stunts are done by a stand-in for the star.
v.
stop, limit, delimit, restrict, check, arrest, put an end to, end; impede, hamper, hinder, slow, retard:
My parents always told me that smoking would stunt my growth.
Collocation dictionary
1 sth done for attention
ADJ.
publicity
VERB + STUNT
arrange, organize
She arranged a publicity stunt to make the public aware of the product.
| pull
What do you hope to gain by pulling a stunt like that?
PREP.
as a ~
They jumped off London Bridge as a publicity stunt.
2 dangerous act
ADJ.
dangerous, daredevil | dramatic, spectacular | film
VERB + STUNT
carry out, do, perform
The actor performed all the stunts himself.
| attempt
STUNT + VERB
backfire, go wrong
STUNT + NOUN
artist, man
(also
stuntman
),
woman
(also
stuntwoman
)
| driver, pilot, rider
Concise English dictionary
stunts|stunted|stuntingstʌnt
noun
+a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
+a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth
verb
+check the growth or development of
+perform a stunt or stunts
