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ticker-tape parade

/tik-er-teyp/US // ˈtɪk ərˌteɪp //

录像带巡游,阅兵式,录像带游行,阅兵仪式

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a parade honoring a visiting dignitary, hero, or the like in which confetti, shredded newspapers, or the like are showered into the streets from buildings along the parade route.

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Examples

  • It looked to him like a ticker-tape parade, except that made no sense.

  • We wish we could give PPC pros such a parade, but it’s simply not practical from a social distancing perspective, and, in reality, ticker-tape parades just aren’t environmentally acceptable to do!

  • When speaking of the accomplishments of NASA’s Apollo 13-era teams, Flight Director Gene Kranz famously said he thought everyone should at least once in their life have a ticker-tape parade to honor their accomplishments.

  • My agent at the time sent that tape to SNL and then they asked me to come in for an audition.

  • Women want a hot, young thing to parade around on their arm, too.

  • I stood with a tape recorder, listening to men denounce the liberal media controlled by Jews.

  • Is there any better Beyoncé lyric to use in response to the most shocking celebrity tape this side of One Night in Paris?

  • I watched Garner die on tape and wondered why I was crying so hard when I am not that much of a cryer at all.

  • The fact that the day following the punishment parade was a Sunday brought about a certain relaxation from discipline.

  • He gets out and does things while these fatheads stay in quarters and untangle red tape.

  • A handkerchief, once red, with polka spots, contained a ragged flannel shirt and a stocking-heel tied with a piece of tape.

  • Black Hood knew what it was to be a policeman with hands bound by red tape or political intrigue.

  • One day a young officer, losing his temper with him on parade, threatened to strike him with his whip.