tumbleweed moment

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A period of stony, unresponsive silence. UK,figuratively
    — …real life television news quizzes have the benefit of careful editing to remove the tumbleweed moments.

词形变化

tumbleweed moments plural

词源

From the motif in western movies where the wind blows tumbleweeds through the scene, usually to establish that the place is desolate or empty.
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