punch-line的意思|示意

A pause placed just before the punch line or the punch word builds a sense of anticipation, a form of tension, which makes the joke stronger.

在点睛句或点睛词之前稍微停顿一下，制造出一种紧张，就可以使笑话的影响力更大！

Despite reaching the NBA finals twice in the last decade, the team has never won an NBA championship and has served as both a punch line and, for most of its 35 years, a punching bag for the NBA.

网队过去10年两次打进nba总决赛，但从未夺冠，成为笑柄，而且在其35年历史的大多数时候在NBA里都只有挨打的份。

“Do you want fries with that” will no longer be a national punch line but rather an unattainable dream.

“你需要配上炸薯条吗？”这句话将不再是一句民族的妙语，相反，将变成无法实现的梦想。

With Japanese verbs coming at the end I sometimes feel that translating Japanese into English is like giving away the punch line.

日语的动词放在句尾，把日语翻译成英语有时候有提前揭秘的感觉。

She tried to be funny, but the punch line didn't make anybody laugh.

她拼命想说得滑稽，但是她那句逗笑的话却一点没引人发笑。

You can structure the punch line for maximum effect by putting the punch word last. And you can pause to add impact.

你可以最后地使用点睛词，来把你的点睛句以最大的影响发挥出来，也可以加以停顿来增加其作用！