one-liner

英 [ˌwʌnˈlaɪ.nər]      美 [ˌwʌnˈlaɪ.nɚ]
  • n. 小笑话,俏皮话
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one-liner 小笑话,俏皮话

比喻用法,即一句话的笑话。

one-liner (n.)
"short joke, witty remark," 1969, from one + line.
1. I have $100m hidden away where no one will ever find it.
我把1亿美元藏到了一个永远没人会找到的地方。
2. "One thing you can never insure against is corruption among your staff."—"Agreed."
“永远也防不胜防的就是员工内部的贪污腐败。”——“同意。”
3. The room was quiet; no one volunteered any further information.
房间很安静,无人主动提供更多的信息。
4. "It's not one of my favourite forms of music." — "No."
“这不是我喜欢的音乐形式。”——“对,这不是。”
5. Three prisoners were sharing one small cell 3 metres by 2 metres.
3个囚犯关在一个3米长2米宽的小牢房里。