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词汇 knife-throwing
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Definition of knife-throwing in English:

knife-throwing

noun
mass noun
  • A circus act or other entertainment in which knives are thrown at a target.

    (马戏或其他娱乐中的)飞刀表演

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He's the world knife-throwing champion - and he's about to throw those knives at me.
    • Premiering on July 10 and running for one month, the show will be featuring a variety of acrobat feats, such as contortion, knife-throwing, synchronized trapeze, and, of course, plenty of clowns.
    • World record knife-throwing champion Jayde Hanson was performing on ITV's This Morning show when one of his blades accidentally hit his assistant on the head.
    • Circus performer Jayde Hanson - who set a world knife-throwing record only days ago - left his assistant with a gashed scalp after a blade hit her.
    • Tarantino regular Thurman is credible as the one-woman killing machine, proving equally adept at both knife-throwing and wielding a Samurai sword.

Derivatives

  • knife-thrower

  • noun
    • He stopped painting and turned to the world of entertainment, working as a knife-thrower among other things.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This dark, rather grotesque image shows the artist's masked face surrounded by blades thrown by a circus knife-thrower.
      • I had imagined knife-throwers to be tall, muscular and intimidating; not petite and blue-haired.
      • Job seekers visiting the employment office in Ipswich found an unusual offering among the usual advertisements for waiters and nurses: a knife-thrower's assistant.

Definition of knife-throwing in US English:

knife-throwing

nounˈnīfˌTHrōiNG
  • A circus act or other entertainment in which knives are thrown at a target.

    (马戏或其他娱乐中的)飞刀表演

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Circus performer Jayde Hanson - who set a world knife-throwing record only days ago - left his assistant with a gashed scalp after a blade hit her.
    • World record knife-throwing champion Jayde Hanson was performing on ITV's This Morning show when one of his blades accidentally hit his assistant on the head.
    • He's the world knife-throwing champion - and he's about to throw those knives at me.
    • Tarantino regular Thurman is credible as the one-woman killing machine, proving equally adept at both knife-throwing and wielding a Samurai sword.
    • Premiering on July 10 and running for one month, the show will be featuring a variety of acrobat feats, such as contortion, knife-throwing, synchronized trapeze, and, of course, plenty of clowns.
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