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灯泡
dēng pào
Meaning
- light bulb
- third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)
Definition
电灯泡，照明用的电灯。
Light bulb, an electric lamp used for lighting.
Usage
通常指照明用的电灯泡，也可用于比喻，如形容单身的人（电灯泡）。
Usually refers to an electric light bulb for lighting, also used metaphorically to describe a single person (i.e., a 'third wheel').
Examples
- 1 这个灯泡坏了，需要换一个新的。（This light bulb is broken, need to replace it with a new one.）
- 2 他一个人坐在沙发上看电视，就像个灯泡一样亮着。（He sat alone on the sofa watching TV, shining like a light bulb.）
- 3 你们俩约会就别带上我了，我可不想当电灯泡。（Don't take me on your date, I don't want to be a third wheel.）
- 4 节能灯泡比普通灯泡更省电。（Energy-saving light bulbs use less electricity than ordinary ones.）
- 5 他突然明白了，就像脑袋上亮起了一个灯泡。（He suddenly understood, as if a light bulb lit up above his head.）
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