thriller

英 [ˈθrɪlə(r)]

美 [ˈθrɪlər]

n.  (尤指关于罪案或间谍的)惊险小说(或戏剧、电影)

复数：thrillers　

高考IELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.9961 / COCA.8642

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指关于罪案或间谍的）惊险小说（或戏剧、电影）
  a book, play or film/movie with an exciting story, especially one about crime or spying

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 惊险小说(或电影、戏剧)
  Athrilleris a book, film, or play that tells an exciting fictional story about something such as criminal activities or spying.
  1. ...a tense psychological thriller.
     扣人心弦的心理惊悚片

英英释义

noun

• a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie

双语例句

• But thriller writers exploit a different reality.
  但惊险小说作家发掘出一个不同的现实。
• Oscar best director Ang Lee has cast him in his upcoming spy thriller, Lust, Caution.
  奥斯卡最佳导演李安邀请他在他即将开拍的侦探惊悚片《色戒》中担任演员。
• 'The Bodyguard' is a fairly bog-standard thriller.
  《保镖》是一部毫无新意的惊险电影。
• Europe's divisions are the subtext of a new movie thriller called Zentropa.
  新上映的惊悚电影《欧罗巴》背后的潜台词是欧洲的分裂。
• I would never call Twilight a thriller, or a ghost story.
  我不愿意用恐怖故事、或者鬼故事，来形容《暮光之城》。
• The genre is closely linked with the thriller and adventure film genres.
  这种类型是与惊悚片和冒险电影类紧密联系在一起的。
• Critics slammed his dramatic debut in the2004 sci-fi thriller The Butterfly Effect ( it was bad).
  影评人指责他在2004年的科幻惊悚片《蝴蝶效应》中的亮相（这是不好的）。
• Set in contemporary Dublin, this pacy thriller features kidnapping, mayhem and murder.
  这部节奏紧张刺激的惊悚片以当代都柏林为背景，包含了绑架、暴力致人伤残和谋杀情节。
• She starred as Miss Congeniality in 2000, and was next seen in the 2002 thriller Murder By Numbers.
  2000年，她主演了影片《麻辣女王》，后在2002年的惊险片《数字杀机》中扮演了角色。
• Jones also didn't want the song to appear on Thriller.
  昆西·琼斯也并不希望这首歌出现在《颤栗》（Thriller）这张专辑中。