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单词 cliffhanger
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cliffhanger
noun[C]
uk
/ˈklɪfˌhæŋ.ər/us
/ˈklɪfˌhæŋ.ɚ/
astoryor asituationthat isexcitingbecauseitsendingorresultisuncertainuntil ithappens:
惊险故事；悬念；扣人心弦的局面
Many of Hitchcock'sfilmsarerealcliffhangers.希区柯克的很多电影都扣人心弦，充满悬念。
Itlooksas if theelectionis going to be a cliffhanger.这次选举看来胜负难分。
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(Definition ofcliffhangerfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

cliffhanger| American Dictionary

cliffhanger
noun[C]
us
/ˈklɪfˌhæŋ·ər/
astoryorsituation, oftendangerousor ofgreatimportance, where twooppositeresultsarepossibleand you do notknowwhat theresultwill be until the lastmoment:
Thepollsare tooclosetocall, and itlookslike thiselectionis going to be arealcliffhanger.
(Definition ofcliffhangerfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Of those that start, fewer will be able to survive the natural cliffhangers that automatically affect any business.
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I am afraid that, like many cliffhangers, it turned out to be a disappointment.
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He has once again left us in acliffhangersituation.
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The title card, recap sequences andcliffhangerscreen and the opening and closing credits were komiks-inspired.
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A recap will almost always be present in an episode that picks up from acliffhanger.
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Unlike its predecessor, the series does not involve time traveling and will be set in the present, resolving the loose ends left by thecliffhanger.
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A second season aired eight episodes, ending with acliffhanger.
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And just when you thought things just couldn't get any crummier, the bonus chapter also ends on an abrupt, insultingly unfinishedcliffhanger.
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House demands that she at least must write a new ending for the last book with more resolution than thecliffhangerending she originally wrote.
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There is a short teaser for episode one, and episodes 2-7 feature a reprise of the previous episode'scliffhanger.
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Finally, he called the episode's ending one of the shows weaker cliffhangers.
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The majority of episodes end with a suspenseful twist orcliffhanger, revealed just seconds before the ending.
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She also called thecliffhangerin the episode a complete shock.
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This meant that viewers had to tune in each week to see how the previous week'scliffhangerwould be resolved.
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The scenes formed the serial's annualcliffhangerstoryline in 1993.
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