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引人注意的花招;噱头
A stunt is something interesting that is done in order to attract attention and get publicity for the person or company responsible for it.
例句
In a bold promotional stunt for the movie, he smashed his car into a passing truck.
为了给电影制造噱头以吸引眼球，他把汽车猛地撞向一辆驶过的卡车。
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(电影中的)特技表演
A stunt is a dangerous and exciting piece of action in a film.
例句
Sean Connery insisted on living dangerously for his new film by performing his own stunts.
肖恩·康纳利在他的新片中为求真实，坚持自己出演特技部分。
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VERB
阻碍(生长);妨碍(发展);遏制
If something stunts the growth or development of a person or thing, it prevents it from growing or developing as much as it should.
例句
The heart condition had stunted his growth a bit...
心脏病已经多少影响了他的成长。
High interest rates have stunted economic growth.
高利率已经阻碍了经济的增长。
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PHRASE
冒险;逞能;干傻事
If someone pulls a stunt, they do something silly or risky.
例句
The days when they needed to pull publicity stunts to get noticed are long gone.
他们靠作秀出名的日子早已过去。