/ˈhɛk(ə)l/
起哄;质问;诘问;(尤指在公共活动中)对发言者大声质问以打扰或使其难堪。
记忆技巧
谐音+场景联想
把“heckle”谐音成“骇客哦”。想象一个骇客(黑客)在线上会议或演讲的聊天框里不停地刷屏、质问演讲者,搞得现场一片混乱,这就是在“heckle”(起哄、质问)。
词根分解联想
可以把“heckle”拆成“heck”(地狱的委婉说法,表糟糕) + “le”(了)。联想:在演讲中被人不停地“heckle”(质问),现场气氛简直糟“heck”了(糟透了),演讲者感觉像下了地狱。
例句
The comedian was used to being heckled by audience members during his stand-up routines.(这位喜剧演员早已习惯了在单口喜剧表演中被观众起哄质问。)