名词

1. 塞子;瓶塞;栓
A stopper is a piece of glass, plastic, or cork that fits into the top of a bottle or jar to close it.

1. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

Synonym: plugstopple

2. (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit

e.g. if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump

3. a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply

Synonym: conversation stopper

4. an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down

Synonym: show-stoppershowstopper