| 单词 | word play |
| 例句 | They indulge as well in reductio ad absurdum, the logical practice of taking any premise to an extreme, and in various sorts of combinatorial word play. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Because word play and sentence structure and flow and all that, they are not easy to do. Angie Thomas Lets Hip-Hop Speak in Her New Novel, ‘On the Come Up’ 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z There is also the view that the word play is synonymous with fossil or relic. Do not dismiss playwrights as mere content providers 2013-06-19T07:00:00Z Heaton described the manuscripts as short pieces, some in verse and some in prose, that are comic and written in a strange language of puns and word play. John Lennon manuscripts, drawings to be sold at auction 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z The verbal word play between Wainwright’s use of “olfactory” and the story’s old slaughter factory might also have fermented in Hooper’s head. "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre": A metaphor for Nixon-era mayhem 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z Her style is a mix of classic word play and modern street slang and it works really well. Guardian First Book Award reader nominations: Everything Speaks In Its Own Way by Kate Tempest 2012-07-20T10:42:03Z The letters are full of puns, homophones and word play using words that share the Indo-European roots of “page” and “screen.” Can you identify? 2012-05-17T00:00:00Z Fruition, despite its light, jaunty, dactylic rhythms, its inventive word play, its warm physicality and emotional knife-throwing, reveals a more complex dimension. Poem of the week: Fruition by Rhian Edwards 2012-06-18T11:24:52Z I do not suggest trying to reason with him or to engage in any kind of word play. Perspective | Ask Amy: An offer of prayer doesn’t sit well with patient’s spouse 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Still, Jung is savvy enough to respect Shakespeare’s rhythms and to match his word play, so there’s pleasure in seeing her lively mind volley with his. Review: A ‘Romeo and Juliet’ That Clowns Around With Tragedy 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The player’s dictionary, published by Merriam-Webster, is the gauntlet thrown down when one player questions the validity of another’s word play. Secret to Scrabble beatdown: 300 words added to game's dictionary 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z They are often word plays or otherwise ambiguous. A Diary From Inside the Gulag Meets Evil with Lightness 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z In his writing, he is interested in probability, paradox, word play. The Novel That Riveted France During Lockdown Arrives in the U.S. 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z “It lends itself to this type of word play.” ArtsBeat: A Call for Lin-ericks 2012-02-20T15:02:52Z It was called something like “The Saint Birth” — something funny as a title, a word play. Jacqueline de Jong Paints It All 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Gertrude Stein was clearly a touchstone for Johnson, and "Not Nothing" delves even further into his fascination with word play and the meanings pregnant in any combination of symbols. A movable feast of words in Ray Johnson books 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z The latest James Bond film, “No Time to Die,” has — pardon the word play — stirred up a discussion about the role of women. Perspective | Should 007 be played by a woman? Why not? Seven books by women in the spy world show us how it’s done. 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z It is characterized by rhyme, repetition, word play and improvisation. Amanda Gorman’s poetry shows why spoken word belongs in school 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z The word play became a noun meaning dramatic performance sometime in the 14th century. Do not dismiss playwrights as mere content providers 2013-06-19T07:00:00Z Boras then went into one of his similes and word plays. What mega-agent Scott Boras had to say about the Mariners at MLB GM meetings 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z A battle rap sees two rappers exchange insults and boasts through word play in front of a crowd. From retired school teacher to battle rapper 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z “I am sure VW regrets the move for now but a good marketing team will find the path to capitalize on the word play,” she said. An unwelcome prank: Volkswagen purposely hoodwinks reporters 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Academics and partisans disagree on the significance of the word play. What’s in an adjective? ‘Democrat Party’ label on the rise 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z "It's kind of semantics, kind of word play, but what they are is model programs for winning in the culture of college basketball today." New bloods Gonzaga, Villanova still thriving amid pandemic 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z “It’s kind of semantics, kind of word play, but what they are is model programs for winning in the culture of college basketball today.” New bloods Gonzaga, Villanova still thriving amid pandemic 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z “Any politician at the Senate that does not parse their words and tries to do word play doesn’t work for me in this charged environment,” Hickman said. Months after Biden win, Arizona officials still face threats 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z Partisan word play is not going to solve the problem, however. Editorial Roundup: West Virginia 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z “Stop with the word play,” he wrote in the comments section of the team's Instagram page. Carolina Panthers to sign Teddy Bridgewater to 3-year deal: report 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z “Stop with the word play,” he wrote in the comments' section of the team's Instagram page. Carolina Panthers let Cam Newton seek trade, decision doesn't appear mutual 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z It features phrases like "SL,UT", a word play on Utah and its capital, Salt Lake City, "Enjoy Your Mountin" and "Explore Utah's caves". Utah condom campaign halted over racy packaging 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Each season, guests pour over the house cards that humorously detail the couture looks with tongue-in-cheek word plays and rhyming puns. Gaultier goes fur-free as Saab channels Asian couture 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z What saves them from feeling entirely like throwbacks is their nuanced engagement with family history, gender stereotypes and word play. Review: Gabriella Sanchez spells out her resistance to Eurocentric art 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z They didn’t throw away their old common cards as kids, but instead experimented on them through the fumes of the fumes of Sharpies, Wite-Out and glue sticks with name and word play. If it's spring, authors are making their best pitches for baseball books 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z It appears you brought out some of Bush's inner child; some one he could open up to and engage in word play. Opinion | The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z What one might call craft, Lorde calls the “sterile word play” of an oppressively white, male literary canon that advocates “imagination without insight”. Is contemporary poetry really in 'a rotten state' - or just a new one? 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z He also creates books as conceptual art, using experimental prose and visual poetry featuring word play. The Bibliomaniac of Ridgewood 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z So, maybe Ms. Warren’s answers on her heritage are just that — word play. There’s no ‘burying the hatchet’ for Elizabeth ‘Fauxcohantas’ Warren 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z He created a fictional Moldovan newspaper, titled with a vulgar Irish word play, and assigned Bugduv a caricature of an agent. The Original Fake News: Soccer Transfers 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z It is word play and doesn't really reflect the reality of the most populous nation in the world. The New York Times vs. the ‘Great Firewall’ of China 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z The lovable Kat and friends spouted philosophy and jokes in a patois of slang, Spanish, Shakespearean verse and a jumble of syntax, word play and erratic spelling. ‘Krazy’: the secret worlds of George Herriman, creator of Krazy Kat 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z ISIS’s name in Arabic lends itself to a word play: With a few changed characters it becomes The Sex State. Surviving the Fall of ISIS Allen was a very intelligent woman who excelled at playing dumb with fractured logic and word play. Advice From the Woman Who Ran for President in 1940 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z As speaker, Gingrich led the new Republican majority with a blend of poll-driven populism, word play and a politics of nihilism – qualities clearly present in the Trump campaign. Newt's Legitimate Heir 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Some engage in online jousting with censors, using word play to disguise criticisms of government policies and puns to identify top leaders. China’s Censors Battle Mounting Defiance 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Talamo couldn't resist making a word play on the horse's name. Melatonin lives up to expectations in winning the Santa Anita Handicap 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z With English being the Swede’s second language, being able to navigate the word play in the clues is an impressive feat. Inside the Capitals’ ‘cult of crossword men’ 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Long considered part of the verbal artistry of hip-hop, this latter type of word play also reflects a sophisticated awareness of what consonants sound like in different parts of words. How to Rhyme Like a Rapper 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Collmus usually sounds assured, creative with his word play and energized as horses enter the stretch. Long Path to the Top of Racing for Larry Collmus, the Voice of the Triple Crown 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z As graffiti artist SAMO© he doused the Lower East Side in his peculiar brand of obscure word play and poetics. "Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks" Gives a Window Into Basquiat's Mind At Its Most Relaxed 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z The company has not confirmed the event is about the Watch, but the invitation simply reads "Spring Forward," a word play on the resetting of watches for daylight savings, which begins the day before. All eyes on Apple's Cook as Watch launch expected 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z The world's largest technology company did not specify what the event will be about in the invitation which reads simply "Spring Forward," a word play on the resetting of watches for daylight saving time. Apple to hold event on March 9, as Watch launch nears 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Today, tech manifest destiny — and some convenient word play — suggests we populate the smartwatch with as much information and connectivity as the smartphone. Don't spoil the smartwatch: A better direction for our most personal device 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z Not content with the simple eight letters, opponents have expanded their options and go for word play with declarations of NoFrackingWay! or FrackNo! Aw, Frack! 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Babin liked the word play: B Side would suggest the restaurant's complementary role to Red Apron, while paying homage to Babin's own love of record collecting. Red Apron Butcher to open a restaurant at its Merrifield location “Mats is a bookworm. He read a lot – even at a young age. He used to read comics in particular. He got his word play from Asterix.” Germany’s Mats Hummels would fit in at Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Of course, Game of Thrones has always been every bit as much about word play as sword play. 'Game of Thrones' Recap: Happy Father's Day (Spoilers Alert!) Bye-Bye Miss American Pie, with its clever word play and obscure references, kept us busy for years. My Two Fathers 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Other defenders of Copeland point to the lyrics of rap music and the musings of black comedians, in which the “N” word plays a prominent role. New England editorial roundup 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z The government's chief negotiator, Humberto de la Calle, described Farc's statement about "prisoners of war" as word play and said Colombia will not be forced into a bilateral ceasefire by the latest violence. Fresh Farc attacks ahead of talks 2013-01-31T17:33:49Z Firstly he reinvented the language, turning adjectives into nouns and nouns into adjectives, and making everything fizz with the sheer joie de vivre of word play. A tribute to Frank Keating, the gentle monarch of sports writers 2013-01-25T20:24:00Z The president made a seamless transition from burdened commander in chief to doting father and began a nursery word play with his son. In Kennedy Secret Recordings, History’s Raw Materials 2012-09-22T23:17:20Z One or two more performances like this one and we can expect a slew of word play headlines, beginning with Sock and Awe. On Tennis: Jack Sock Picks Up Where He Left Off at Last Year’s U.S. Open 2012-08-28T02:06:55Z As much as we love word play, if it's too complicated, it doesn't get processed by the parts of us that make decisions. You’re the Boss Blog: The Secret of Neuromarketing: Go for the Pain 2012-08-07T11:00:19Z Poems, acronyms, acrostics, and other types of word play fall into this category. Drinking from a firehose: can research into the human mind help with medical school memorization? 2012-07-26T21:45:07.370Z It included word plays on the names of Olympic champions, including the "lighting bolt around the track." Mayor steals show at opera house Olympic ceremony 2012-07-23T23:32:11Z The doctor uses the fish to create visual word plays to amuse passing motorists. Reedville country doctor just wants to have fun 2012-05-27T23:49:00Z “It’s a huge relief,” Girardi said, seemingly unaware of the word play regarding Robertson, the Yankees’ second-best relief pitcher. David Robertson?s Foot Injury Is Only a Bone Bruise 2012-03-09T22:05:04Z But do you see the word play here? New privacy policy lets Google watch you ? everywhere 2012-03-04T02:37:00Z A story making the rounds back then was that the name was a word play on the nickname of the Off-Track Betting Corporation. City Room: Can the Ill Fortunes of a Sports Team Be Told in Its Name? 2011-12-27T14:53:57Z Silly word play is not likely to harm the evolving worldwide movement, language mavens say. Occupy (write name here): Protests supply the world with its latest catchphrase 2011-10-27T07:06:18Z It was appropriate word play for a day on which the Giants’ defense began by surrendering 14 points on two plays that covered a combined 140 yards. On Football: Giants Have Another Adventure in Sudden Reversals 2011-10-17T01:30:22Z Eloquent speakers confound listeners with word play and buy extra time to ponder a plausible answer by giving long-winded responses. 18 Attributes of Highly Effective Liars 2011-07-07T21:15:10.003Z “But engaging in word play, which is so much a part of Jeopardy!, is very different than playing chess,” Mr. Holt observed. Bits: Congressman Beats Watson 2011-03-07T16:28:18Z One of the primary challenges Watson faces with is simply understanding the questions, which often include puns and other word play that provide contestants with context that may be lost on Watson. Oh, the humanity: Jeopardy! champs aim to take down IBM Watson computer 2011-02-14T23:15:05.217Z “Jeopardy,” with its word plays, innuendos and penalties for inaccuracy, proved a good test. ‘Jeopardy’ Champion Senses Target on Back in IBM Match 2011-02-14T21:10:12Z Cashman said he meant to use the word play or pitch; but he used the word start, which was taken to mean “begin the season.” Bats: Cashman: Status Quo on Pettitte 2011-01-13T02:55:21Z But with the return of Ronnie Corbett to the Christmas Day TV schedule, Gareth Edwards says the comedy of word play deserves a revival. Puns upon a time 2010-12-24T12:26:45Z Go ahead and try some “egg” word plays yourself on today’s puzzle, or on anything topical. Wordplay: Egg Drop Soup Puzzle 2010-11-15T20:32:00Z Researchers say text language uses word play and requires an awareness of how sounds relate to written English. 2010-01-20T02:08:00Z And that, too, when the very word play implies that it is something to be played. How to See a Play But at this word play I had, I think, as much the mastery as he at the play of sword-blades. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway I mean it; this is no word play. Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune "Here is word play enough for any scald." King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet With not even a residue of "real love" there to her observation early in life, these speculations now were merely word play in her brain. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America You fairly defeated me at the word play in the vale of Onondaga, but you will admit that the savage, Tandakora, played into your hands most opportunely. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign A mere man is at a terrible disadvantage in word play of this kind. The Lilac Sunbonnet |
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