barnburner

/bahrn-bur-ner/US // ˈbɑrnˌbɜr nər //

燃烧器,焚烧炉,燃烧的火焰,炙热的空气

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Informal. something that is highly exciting, impressive, etc.: The All Stars game was a real barnburner.
- : Chiefly Pennsylvania. a wooden friction match.
- : a member of the progressive faction in the Democratic Party in New York State 1845–52.Compare Hunker.

Although the movie wasn’t a barnburner in theaters, it has proved to be a outsized performer, first on Netflix and now on Disney Plus.
Earlier this week, the acting chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Allison Lee, gave a barnburner of a speech.
They rely more on the strength of their ideas than barnburner narratives.
But how many of you can honestly say you think that second Nixon term was just a barnburner?
It offered to admit the Barnburner and Hunker delegations together to cast the vote of the State.
We cannot insist on a mission for him and the collectorship for a Barnburner.