Definition of cliffhanger in English:

cliffhanger

noun ˈklɪfhaŋəˈklɪfˌhæŋər

1A dramatic and exciting ending to an episode of a serial, leaving the audience in suspense and anxious not to miss the next episode.
（分期连载的）惊险故事，悬念故事；（分集播放的）惊险剧集，悬念剧集
it will take more than outrageous cliffhangers to win the ratings wars
as modifier a cliffhanger ending
Example sentencesExamples
- Complications arise during the surgery, but a cliffhanger ending leads the audience to wonder if Dr. Brown has managed a second miracle.
- The film ends with a cliffhanger, leaving the audience hungry for more.
- The only real problem is the final episode ends in a cliffhanger, as Kira, his friends, and their Alliance allies seek haven from the pursuing ZAFT forces.
- It forces the audience to wait and wait with cliffhangers during and at the end of each show.
- Honest serials play fair with these cliffhangers, putting the hero into danger and giving the audience a week to sweat over how he will escape the peril.
- The cornerstones of the old time serials, such as a cliffhanger ending, a brief recap at the beginning, and brisk pacing made for exciting television.
- This season was also notable for the excellent way it would end episodes with cliffhangers that dovetailed smoothly into next week's installment.
- Most rewarding are seemingly unrelated stories, like Toby's impending fatherhood, that end up having a poignant payoff within the cliffhanger ending of the season.
- This is probably nowhere more true than in ‘Venom,’ the season-ending two-part episode that sets up a cliffhanger for the beginning of season two.
- Once you are in the trash zone, you will be hooked and unable to wait for the follow-up to the fantastic cliffhanger fade-out.
- Every week they would perform a half-hour show in a pub, each ending in a cliffhanger designed to persuade the audience to return the next week.
- Be warned though, if you get into it, the cliffhanger ending is going to drive you nuts.
- The second movie ends with a cliffhanger and Silver felt fans would want to see the conclusion as quickly as possible.
- The cliffhanger from the previous episode gets resolved offstage, so that everyone can stand around having conversations.
- Ok, you were probably expecting this chapter to take place right after the first one and for the little cliffhanger ending of the first chapter to be resolved.
- And then, like a dramatic cliffhanger, the day ended.
- The doc says that there's a problem just so we can get that faux - dramatic cliffhanger before the commercials.
- All the comedy, tatty eccentricity and devil-may-care cynicism are utterly gone - and of course the ambiguous cliffhanger ending is unthinkable.
- The unique format (the chapter format rather than a conventional narrative) and the cliffhanger endings kept me in my seat from start to finish.
- Of course, in keeping with the name of the program, each episode of each serial ended with a cliffhanger.
1. 1.1 A story or event with a strong element of suspense.
  悬念故事；悬念事件
  the match was a cliffhanger right up to the final whistle
  比赛的悬念一直持续到裁判终场鸣哨。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It's going to be a cliffhanger, and you're going to have the same story in 2000.
  Knights supporters took over South Leeds Stadium yesterday and witnessed the latest in a long line of heart-stopping stories stolen from the script of a comic-book cliffhanger.
  He agreed the threat of a dramatic cliffhanger vote on a flagship policy was ‘not a good situation’ for a government with a Commons majority of 161.
  Chen achieved re-election by just 30,000 votes, beating Nationalist party leader Lien Chan, after a cliffhanger campaign.
  The girls defeated Carrigallen from Leitrim in a tense and exciting cliffhanger on a scoreline of three goals to two.
  A sound boom tore the skies after India won a cliffhanger to take the one day series 3-2.
  At the end of last season's cliffhanger final episode, he was heard shouting, ‘Weapons of mass destruction!’
  As a two-part cliffhanger, these episodes are not as dramatic as they could be, because the outcome is all but certain.
  New York made it to the National League Championship Series as a Wild Card team last October, losing a cliffhanger series to the Atlanta Braves.
  I see it turning into a mystery, cliffhanger story.
  However, as punishment for staying beyond a year, he had to figure out how to resolve the cliffhanger episode ‘Best of Both Worlds.’
  States that were not competitive in the previous election might subsequently produce cliffhangers.
  Good handicapping meant clashes like the Jane Fletcher Memorial Cup match between Chowbent B and Metro A stayed a cliffhanger until the final games.
  The cliffhanger nature of serial fiction, exploited by everything from 1940's B-features to modern soap opera, is an easy target for the satirist.

Derivatives

cliffhanging

adjectiveˈklɪfˌhaŋɪŋˈklɪfˌhæŋɪŋ

Teens, especially reluctant readers, will enjoy this fast-paced action novel marked by cliffhanging chapters and realistic snowboarding and skiing action.
Example sentencesExamples
- The hype has worked, but the reality is a lumbering, unconvincing tale that is filled with one cliffhanging moment after another but never builds into a satisfying thriller.
- Only the other day the Evening Press reported that the cliffhanging House In The Rock had been bought by a Pateley Bridge antiques dealer.
- The last few days have been feeling like the cliffhanging episode in the so-called thriller that is [not] my life
- Its high-impact narrative style employed cliffhanging conclusions to chapters, which gave the genre a reputation for ‘preaching to the nerves’.

Origin

1930s: from early film serials in which episodes ended with characters in desperate situations such as hanging off the edge of a cliff.

Definition of cliffhanger in US English:

cliffhanger

nounˈklifˌhaNGərˈklɪfˌhæŋər

1An ending to an episode of a serial drama that leaves the audience in suspense.
Example sentencesExamples
- Ok, you were probably expecting this chapter to take place right after the first one and for the little cliffhanger ending of the first chapter to be resolved.
- All the comedy, tatty eccentricity and devil-may-care cynicism are utterly gone - and of course the ambiguous cliffhanger ending is unthinkable.
- This is probably nowhere more true than in ‘Venom,’ the season-ending two-part episode that sets up a cliffhanger for the beginning of season two.
- Honest serials play fair with these cliffhangers, putting the hero into danger and giving the audience a week to sweat over how he will escape the peril.
- The cliffhanger from the previous episode gets resolved offstage, so that everyone can stand around having conversations.
- This season was also notable for the excellent way it would end episodes with cliffhangers that dovetailed smoothly into next week's installment.
- Of course, in keeping with the name of the program, each episode of each serial ended with a cliffhanger.
- Once you are in the trash zone, you will be hooked and unable to wait for the follow-up to the fantastic cliffhanger fade-out.
- And then, like a dramatic cliffhanger, the day ended.
- Most rewarding are seemingly unrelated stories, like Toby's impending fatherhood, that end up having a poignant payoff within the cliffhanger ending of the season.
- The only real problem is the final episode ends in a cliffhanger, as Kira, his friends, and their Alliance allies seek haven from the pursuing ZAFT forces.
- It forces the audience to wait and wait with cliffhangers during and at the end of each show.
- The second movie ends with a cliffhanger and Silver felt fans would want to see the conclusion as quickly as possible.
- The unique format (the chapter format rather than a conventional narrative) and the cliffhanger endings kept me in my seat from start to finish.
- The cornerstones of the old time serials, such as a cliffhanger ending, a brief recap at the beginning, and brisk pacing made for exciting television.
- The doc says that there's a problem just so we can get that faux - dramatic cliffhanger before the commercials.
- Every week they would perform a half-hour show in a pub, each ending in a cliffhanger designed to persuade the audience to return the next week.
- The film ends with a cliffhanger, leaving the audience hungry for more.
- Complications arise during the surgery, but a cliffhanger ending leads the audience to wonder if Dr. Brown has managed a second miracle.
- Be warned though, if you get into it, the cliffhanger ending is going to drive you nuts.
1. 1.1 A story or event with a strong element of suspense.
  悬念故事；悬念事件
  the game was a cliffhanger right up to the final buzzer
  比赛的悬念一直持续到裁判终场鸣哨。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A sound boom tore the skies after India won a cliffhanger to take the one day series 3-2.
  However, as punishment for staying beyond a year, he had to figure out how to resolve the cliffhanger episode ‘Best of Both Worlds.’
  At the end of last season's cliffhanger final episode, he was heard shouting, ‘Weapons of mass destruction!’
  New York made it to the National League Championship Series as a Wild Card team last October, losing a cliffhanger series to the Atlanta Braves.
  Good handicapping meant clashes like the Jane Fletcher Memorial Cup match between Chowbent B and Metro A stayed a cliffhanger until the final games.
  He agreed the threat of a dramatic cliffhanger vote on a flagship policy was ‘not a good situation’ for a government with a Commons majority of 161.
  Knights supporters took over South Leeds Stadium yesterday and witnessed the latest in a long line of heart-stopping stories stolen from the script of a comic-book cliffhanger.
  As a two-part cliffhanger, these episodes are not as dramatic as they could be, because the outcome is all but certain.
  It's going to be a cliffhanger, and you're going to have the same story in 2000.
  The girls defeated Carrigallen from Leitrim in a tense and exciting cliffhanger on a scoreline of three goals to two.
  The cliffhanger nature of serial fiction, exploited by everything from 1940's B-features to modern soap opera, is an easy target for the satirist.
  States that were not competitive in the previous election might subsequently produce cliffhangers.
  I see it turning into a mystery, cliffhanger story.
  Chen achieved re-election by just 30,000 votes, beating Nationalist party leader Lien Chan, after a cliffhanger campaign.

Origin

1930s: from early film serials in which episodes ended with characters in desperate situations such as hanging off the edge of a cliff.

单词	cliffhanger
释义	Definition of cliffhanger in English: cliffhanger noun ˈklɪfhaŋəˈklɪfˌhæŋər 1A dramatic and exciting ending to an episode of a serial, leaving the audience in suspense and anxious not to miss the next episode. （分期连载的）惊险故事，悬念故事；（分集播放的）惊险剧集，悬念剧集 it will take more than outrageous cliffhangers to win the ratings wars as modifier a cliffhanger ending Example sentencesExamples Complications arise during the surgery, but a cliffhanger ending leads the audience to wonder if Dr. Brown has managed a second miracle. The film ends with a cliffhanger, leaving the audience hungry for more. The only real problem is the final episode ends in a cliffhanger, as Kira, his friends, and their Alliance allies seek haven from the pursuing ZAFT forces. It forces the audience to wait and wait with cliffhangers during and at the end of each show. Honest serials play fair with these cliffhangers, putting the hero into danger and giving the audience a week to sweat over how he will escape the peril. The cornerstones of the old time serials, such as a cliffhanger ending, a brief recap at the beginning, and brisk pacing made for exciting television. This season was also notable for the excellent way it would end episodes with cliffhangers that dovetailed smoothly into next week's installment. Most rewarding are seemingly unrelated stories, like Toby's impending fatherhood, that end up having a poignant payoff within the cliffhanger ending of the season. This is probably nowhere more true than in ‘Venom,’ the season-ending two-part episode that sets up a cliffhanger for the beginning of season two. Once you are in the trash zone, you will be hooked and unable to wait for the follow-up to the fantastic cliffhanger fade-out. Every week they would perform a half-hour show in a pub, each ending in a cliffhanger designed to persuade the audience to return the next week. Be warned though, if you get into it, the cliffhanger ending is going to drive you nuts. The second movie ends with a cliffhanger and Silver felt fans would want to see the conclusion as quickly as possible. The cliffhanger from the previous episode gets resolved offstage, so that everyone can stand around having conversations. Ok, you were probably expecting this chapter to take place right after the first one and for the little cliffhanger ending of the first chapter to be resolved. And then, like a dramatic cliffhanger, the day ended. The doc says that there's a problem just so we can get that faux - dramatic cliffhanger before the commercials. All the comedy, tatty eccentricity and devil-may-care cynicism are utterly gone - and of course the ambiguous cliffhanger ending is unthinkable. The unique format (the chapter format rather than a conventional narrative) and the cliffhanger endings kept me in my seat from start to finish. Of course, in keeping with the name of the program, each episode of each serial ended with a cliffhanger. 1.1 A story or event with a strong element of suspense. 悬念故事；悬念事件 the match was a cliffhanger right up to the final whistle 比赛的悬念一直持续到裁判终场鸣哨。 Example sentencesExamples It's going to be a cliffhanger, and you're going to have the same story in 2000. Knights supporters took over South Leeds Stadium yesterday and witnessed the latest in a long line of heart-stopping stories stolen from the script of a comic-book cliffhanger. He agreed the threat of a dramatic cliffhanger vote on a flagship policy was ‘not a good situation’ for a government with a Commons majority of 161. Chen achieved re-election by just 30,000 votes, beating Nationalist party leader Lien Chan, after a cliffhanger campaign. The girls defeated Carrigallen from Leitrim in a tense and exciting cliffhanger on a scoreline of three goals to two. A sound boom tore the skies after India won a cliffhanger to take the one day series 3-2. At the end of last season's cliffhanger final episode, he was heard shouting, ‘Weapons of mass destruction!’ As a two-part cliffhanger, these episodes are not as dramatic as they could be, because the outcome is all but certain. New York made it to the National League Championship Series as a Wild Card team last October, losing a cliffhanger series to the Atlanta Braves. I see it turning into a mystery, cliffhanger story. However, as punishment for staying beyond a year, he had to figure out how to resolve the cliffhanger episode ‘Best of Both Worlds.’ States that were not competitive in the previous election might subsequently produce cliffhangers. Good handicapping meant clashes like the Jane Fletcher Memorial Cup match between Chowbent B and Metro A stayed a cliffhanger until the final games. The cliffhanger nature of serial fiction, exploited by everything from 1940's B-features to modern soap opera, is an easy target for the satirist. Derivatives cliffhanging adjectiveˈklɪfˌhaŋɪŋˈklɪfˌhæŋɪŋ Teens, especially reluctant readers, will enjoy this fast-paced action novel marked by cliffhanging chapters and realistic snowboarding and skiing action. Example sentencesExamples The hype has worked, but the reality is a lumbering, unconvincing tale that is filled with one cliffhanging moment after another but never builds into a satisfying thriller. Only the other day the Evening Press reported that the cliffhanging House In The Rock had been bought by a Pateley Bridge antiques dealer. The last few days have been feeling like the cliffhanging episode in the so-called thriller that is [not] my life Its high-impact narrative style employed cliffhanging conclusions to chapters, which gave the genre a reputation for ‘preaching to the nerves’. Origin 1930s: from early film serials in which episodes ended with characters in desperate situations such as hanging off the edge of a cliff. Definition of cliffhanger in US English: cliffhanger nounˈklifˌhaNGərˈklɪfˌhæŋər 1An ending to an episode of a serial drama that leaves the audience in suspense. Example sentencesExamples Ok, you were probably expecting this chapter to take place right after the first one and for the little cliffhanger ending of the first chapter to be resolved. All the comedy, tatty eccentricity and devil-may-care cynicism are utterly gone - and of course the ambiguous cliffhanger ending is unthinkable. This is probably nowhere more true than in ‘Venom,’ the season-ending two-part episode that sets up a cliffhanger for the beginning of season two. Honest serials play fair with these cliffhangers, putting the hero into danger and giving the audience a week to sweat over how he will escape the peril. The cliffhanger from the previous episode gets resolved offstage, so that everyone can stand around having conversations. This season was also notable for the excellent way it would end episodes with cliffhangers that dovetailed smoothly into next week's installment. Of course, in keeping with the name of the program, each episode of each serial ended with a cliffhanger. Once you are in the trash zone, you will be hooked and unable to wait for the follow-up to the fantastic cliffhanger fade-out. And then, like a dramatic cliffhanger, the day ended. Most rewarding are seemingly unrelated stories, like Toby's impending fatherhood, that end up having a poignant payoff within the cliffhanger ending of the season. The only real problem is the final episode ends in a cliffhanger, as Kira, his friends, and their Alliance allies seek haven from the pursuing ZAFT forces. It forces the audience to wait and wait with cliffhangers during and at the end of each show. The second movie ends with a cliffhanger and Silver felt fans would want to see the conclusion as quickly as possible. The unique format (the chapter format rather than a conventional narrative) and the cliffhanger endings kept me in my seat from start to finish. The cornerstones of the old time serials, such as a cliffhanger ending, a brief recap at the beginning, and brisk pacing made for exciting television. The doc says that there's a problem just so we can get that faux - dramatic cliffhanger before the commercials. Every week they would perform a half-hour show in a pub, each ending in a cliffhanger designed to persuade the audience to return the next week. The film ends with a cliffhanger, leaving the audience hungry for more. Complications arise during the surgery, but a cliffhanger ending leads the audience to wonder if Dr. Brown has managed a second miracle. Be warned though, if you get into it, the cliffhanger ending is going to drive you nuts. 1.1 A story or event with a strong element of suspense. 悬念故事；悬念事件 the game was a cliffhanger right up to the final buzzer 比赛的悬念一直持续到裁判终场鸣哨。 Example sentencesExamples A sound boom tore the skies after India won a cliffhanger to take the one day series 3-2. However, as punishment for staying beyond a year, he had to figure out how to resolve the cliffhanger episode ‘Best of Both Worlds.’ At the end of last season's cliffhanger final episode, he was heard shouting, ‘Weapons of mass destruction!’ New York made it to the National League Championship Series as a Wild Card team last October, losing a cliffhanger series to the Atlanta Braves. Good handicapping meant clashes like the Jane Fletcher Memorial Cup match between Chowbent B and Metro A stayed a cliffhanger until the final games. He agreed the threat of a dramatic cliffhanger vote on a flagship policy was ‘not a good situation’ for a government with a Commons majority of 161. Knights supporters took over South Leeds Stadium yesterday and witnessed the latest in a long line of heart-stopping stories stolen from the script of a comic-book cliffhanger. As a two-part cliffhanger, these episodes are not as dramatic as they could be, because the outcome is all but certain. It's going to be a cliffhanger, and you're going to have the same story in 2000. The girls defeated Carrigallen from Leitrim in a tense and exciting cliffhanger on a scoreline of three goals to two. The cliffhanger nature of serial fiction, exploited by everything from 1940's B-features to modern soap opera, is an easy target for the satirist. States that were not competitive in the previous election might subsequently produce cliffhangers. I see it turning into a mystery, cliffhanger story. Chen achieved re-election by just 30,000 votes, beating Nationalist party leader Lien Chan, after a cliffhanger campaign. Origin 1930s: from early film serials in which episodes ended with characters in desperate situations such as hanging off the edge of a cliff.
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