A running gag, or running joke, is a literary device that takes the form of an amusing joke or a comical reference and appears repeatedly throughout a work of literature or other form of storytelling.
双语例句
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The runninggag is that the band never gets to play.
那个流传的笑话说那支乐队从未演奏过。
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It's become a piece of Apple lore - and a runninggag at the company.
这已经和他到处大大咧咧骂人一样成为苹果公司人所共知的了。
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A runninggag in the show has vegetation grow from his head whenever he thinks too hard.