conversation stopper

英 [ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn stɒpə(r)]

美 [ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃn stɑːpər]

n.  噎人的话; 令人瞠目结舌的话

牛津词典

noun

• 噎人的话；令人瞠目结舌的话
  an unexpected or shocking remark, which people do not know how to reply to

英英释义

noun

• a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
  Synonym:stopper

双语例句

• Religious faith is a conversation stopper.
  一谈到宗教信仰问题就会冷场。
• When she told us her son was in prison, it was a real conversation stopper.
  她告诉我们她儿子在坐牢，这实在令我们语塞。