"jawbreaker" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 大硬糖
• 很難發音的詞

Definition

Jawbreaker 是一種非常堅硬且圓形的糖果，需要很長時間才能喫完。它也可以指非常難發音的單字。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

‘Jawbreaker’ 作為糖果是美國常用口語詞。在英國多用 ‘gobstopper’。形容很難說的語詞時會說 ‘that’s a real jawbreaker’。

Examples

I bought a jawbreaker at the candy store.

我在糖果店買了一個**大硬糖**。

This word is a real jawbreaker for me.

這個詞對我來說真是個**難發音的詞**。

Don't bite the jawbreaker, it's too hard!

不要咬**大硬糖**，太硬了！

How are you supposed to eat a jawbreaker this big?

這麼大的**大硬糖**要怎麼喫啊？

German has a lot of jawbreakers—words that are impossible to say fast.

德語裡有很多**難發音的詞**，根本沒法快速說出來。

He challenged me to spell a jawbreaker he found in the dictionary.

他讓我拼寫一本字典裡找到的**難發音的詞**，挑戰我。