"jawbreaker" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 大硬糖
• 很难发音的词

Definition

Jawbreaker 是一种非常坚硬和圆形的糖果，需要很长时间才吃完。它也可以指非常难发音的单词。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

‘Jawbreaker’ 作為糖果多用於美國，屬於口語表達。在英國，多用 ‘gobstopper’。用於形容詞難念的字，有時會說 ‘that’s a real jawbreaker’。

Examples

I bought a jawbreaker at the candy store.

我在糖果店买了一个**大硬糖**。

This word is a real jawbreaker for me.

这个词对我来说简直是个**难念的词**。

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?

这么大的**大硬糖**要怎么吃啊？

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

德语里有很多**难发音的词**，根本没法快速说出来。

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

他让我拼写一本字典里找到的一个**难发音的词**，挑战我。