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单词 ripsnorting
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Definition of ripsnorting in English:

ripsnorting

adjective ˈrɪpsnɔːtɪŋˈripsnôrdiNG
North American informal
  • Showing great vigour or intensity.

    〈非正式〉有力的;深入细致的

    a ripsnorting editorial

    一篇力透纸背的社论。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Throughout the 1990s, investment experts warned that the ripsnorting stock market would revert to the mean.
    • A faux-autobiography constructed from the letters of Australia's most famous outlaw, the book itself is a nigh perfect fusion of experimental prose, historical novel and ripsnorting thriller, whatever the wider truth may be.

Derivatives

  • ripsnorter

  • noun ˈrɪpˌsnɔːtəˈrɪpˌsnɔrdər
    North American informal
    • Another major factor is the tide because if the swell is a decent size and the tide is high the left can be a ripsnorter and you really have to watch what you're doing as the tide drops.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Last week her set piece was a ripsnorter - peppered as it was, with traces of embedded humour - involving journalists, military mayhem, cover-up and collusion.
      • So not quite the Hollywood ending the country demanded, although nothing about this horse even in defeat detracts from what is still a ripsnorter of a story that should still be a blockbuster in the making.
  • ripsnortingly

  • adverb
    North American informal

Definition of ripsnorting in US English:

ripsnorting

adjectiveˈripsnôrdiNG
North American informal
  • attributive Showing great vigor or intensity.

    〈非正式〉有力的;深入细致的

    a ripsnorting editorial

    一篇力透纸背的社论。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Throughout the 1990s, investment experts warned that the ripsnorting stock market would revert to the mean.
    • A faux-autobiography constructed from the letters of Australia's most famous outlaw, the book itself is a nigh perfect fusion of experimental prose, historical novel and ripsnorting thriller, whatever the wider truth may be.
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