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double entendre
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌduː.bəl ɑːnˈtɑːn.drə/ us /ˌduː.bəl ɑːnˈtɑːn.drə/
a word or phrase that might be understood in two ways, one of which is usually sexual（通常指有猥亵含意的）双关语
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And wasn't what he had just said very like what the French call a double entendre?
It was impossible to think of telling her a nasty story, a "double entendre" fell flat when she was there.
The Normans failed to see the " double entendre " of this reply.
The engineer burst into a laugh, which sounded very hollow there, and then we noticed the double entendre, and mutual explanations ensued.
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