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be a showstopper
showstopper 是可数名词，此结构表示某节目或事物精彩到令人叫绝。
Her performance was a showstopper.
她的表演是一个让观众掌声不断、演出不得不中断的节目。
精彩到令演出中断的表演；被掌声打断的节目
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精彩到令演出中断的表演；被掌声打断的节目
a performance so striking that applause interrupts the show
Her performance was a showstopper.
她的表演是一个让观众掌声不断、演出不得不中断的节目。
戏剧演出中引起观众强烈积极反应以至于中断演出的表演或片段。
A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production.
阻止一切进一步进展的障碍。
Any impediment that prevents all further progress.
Her solo in the second act was a real showstopper; the audience kept clapping for minutes before she could go on.
她在第二幕的独唱真是精彩绝伦，观众持续鼓掌了好几分钟，她才得以继续。
The magician's final trick was the showstopper of the evening, and the crowd would not stop cheering.
魔术师的最后一个节目成了当晚最精彩的场面，观众欢呼不止。
That song was such a showstopper that the band had to wait for the applause to die down before playing the next tune.
那首歌实在太精彩了，乐队不得不等掌声平息下来才演奏下一首曲子。
showstopper 是可数名词，此结构表示某节目或事物精彩到令人叫绝。
Her performance was a showstopper.
她的表演是一个让观众掌声不断、演出不得不中断的节目。
the showstopper of ... 常用来指某一活动或演出中最吸引人的亮点。
The final act was the showstopper of the evening.
最后一个节目是当晚演出中最精彩、掌声最热烈的部分。
Not this
There were many showstopper in the concert.
Use this
There were many showstoppers in the concert.
showstopper 是可数名词，复数形式是 showstoppers；many 后面必须接可数名词复数，所以词尾要加 s。
Not this
This song is showstopper.
Use this
This song is a showstopper.
showstopper 是单数可数名词，不能单独作表语；在 is 后需要加不定冠词 a，构成 a showstopper。
Not this
The ballet was so showstopper that the audience clapped for minutes.
Use this
The ballet was so show-stopping that the audience clapped for minutes.
so...that 结构中需要形容词；showstopper 是名词，不能用于该结构。表示“精彩得令人鼓掌叫绝”要用形容词 show-stopping。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
令人叫绝的表演
Her dance was a showstopper performance that earned a standing ovation.
她的舞蹈表演令人叫绝，赢得了全场起立鼓掌。
当晚最精彩的节目
The duet was the showstopper of the evening.
那首二重唱是当晚最精彩的节目。
真正的亮点
The fireworks finale was a real showstopper.
烟花压轴表演是真正的亮点。
瞬间惊艳全场的事物
The singer's dramatic high note was an instant showstopper.
歌手极具戏剧性的高音瞬间惊艳全场。
令人叫绝的时刻
That acrobatic leap was a showstopper moment.
那个杂技跳跃的瞬间令人叫绝。
成为大受欢迎的亮点
The chef's chocolate cake proved a showstopper at the county fair.
主厨的巧克力蛋糕在县里的集市上成为大受欢迎的亮点。
你就是全场焦点。
The magician's final trick was a showstopper, leaving the audience speechless.
魔术师的最后一个把戏令人叹为观止，让观众目瞪口呆。
Use showstopper naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
show（演出）+ stopper（使停下者）：表演精彩到让整场演出因掌声而中断。
语域：informal 常见场景：演出评论、日常交谈 showstopper 通常用于非正式或日常语境，多出现在演出、比赛或娱乐评论中，形容特别精彩、引人注目的事物。
In the British pronunciation shown, stopper, copper, chopper, and shopper all end in -opper with the same /ɒpə/ sound as the final -stopper of showstopper. Proper is a useful lookalike: it is spelled -oper but pronounced /prɒpə/, so its ending also matches. Note the first syllable of showstopper is /ʃəʊ/, not /ʃɒ/ as in shopper.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.