Punchline 是指笑话、故事或演讲中的高潮部分或最后一句话，通常是出其不意、令人发笑或传递强烈信息的部分。它的目的是在结尾时制造冲击力或幽默感，达到让听众或读者印象深刻的效果。

音标

/pʌntʃlaɪn/

词性

名词

翻译

笑点，关键句

（幽默故事的）结尾句

（戏剧、演讲等的）最有冲击力的部分

读音

音标：[pʌntʃlaɪn]，拼读为：“潘奇莱恩”

用法

笑话的高潮部分： 在一个笑话中，通常最后的部分，也就是punchline，会让观众爆笑。

幽默演讲的点睛之笔： 在演讲中，punchline 是让听众笑出声的那个句子。

例句

The comedian delivered a great punchline, and the audience burst into laughter.

He set up the joke well, but the punchline was a bit too predictable.

I always love the punchline in a good story—it’s the part that sticks with you.

The punchline of the film was so unexpected that it left everyone speechless.

She had a fantastic punchline that made everyone in the room laugh.

The punchline of his speech was a clever reference to a popular TV show.

The suspense built up, and the punchline hit harder than anyone expected.

After a long build-up, the punchline caught us all off guard.

I didn’t get the punchline at first, but then it clicked and I couldn’t stop laughing.

The punchline was so good that we kept talking about it for days.

短语搭配

delivering a punchline – 讲出笑点

get the punchline – 理解笑点

miss the punchline – 没听懂笑点

build up to the punchline – 为笑点做铺垫

a classic punchline – 经典的笑点

a perfect punchline – 完美的笑点

waiting for the punchline – 等待笑点

hit the punchline – 达到笑点

总结

"Punchline" 是用来描述笑话、故事或演讲中最关键的部分，尤其是能够让人发笑或产生深刻印象的结尾句子。