stunt

noun

1. a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat
usually done to gain attention

2. a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth

verb

1. perform a stunt or stunts

2. check the growth or development of

e.g. You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles

1. 引人注意的花招;噱头
A stunt is something interesting that is done in order to attract attention and get publicity for the person or company responsible for it.

e.g. In a bold promotional stunt for the movie, he smashed his car into a passing truck.
为了给电影制造噱头以吸引眼球，他把汽车猛地撞向一辆驶过的卡车。

2. (电影中的)特技表演
A stunt is a dangerous and exciting piece of action in a film.

e.g. Sean Connery insisted on living dangerously for his new film by performing his own stunts.
肖恩·康纳利在他的新片中为求真实，坚持自己出演特技部分。

3. 阻碍(生长);妨碍(发展);遏制
If something stunts the growth or development of a person or thing, it prevents it from growing or developing as much as it should.

e.g. The heart condition had stunted his growth a bit...
心脏病已经多少影响了他的成长。
e.g. High interest rates have stunted economic growth.
高利率已经阻碍了经济的增长。

4. 冒险;逞能;干傻事
If someone pulls a stunt, they do something silly or risky.

e.g. The days when they needed to pull publicity stunts to get noticed are long gone.
他们靠作秀出名的日子早已过去。

1. 矮化：矮缩(dwarf)是由于茎秆或叶柄的发育受阻,叶片卷缩,如水稻矮缩病;矮化(stunt)是枝叶等器官的生长发育均受阻器官受害程度相减少比例相仿,放出现矮化,如玉米矮化病等.

2. 特技;噱头：17.screen 隔板;荧幕;荧光屏 | 18.stunt 特技;噱头 | 19.theater 戏院;剧院

3. 特技;噱头 Stun 惊吓,使晕倒：119 stopover 中途停留 | 120 stunt 特技;噱头 Stun 惊吓,使晕倒 | 121 subsidiary 子公司