🇬🇧🇨🇳 billboard - 广告牌 : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "billboard" ("广告牌"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A billboard is a very large sign you see outside, usually high up or beside a road, that shows big pictures and words to advertise things. Companies use billboards to tell lots of people about their products, events, or messages, because drivers and walkers can see them from far away.
The billboard showed a perfect family eating dinner, while our family was arguing about who stole the last fry.
There was a billboard about eating healthy right next to a billboard with a mountain of ice cream, and my brain chose a side instantly.
There was a billboard for “quiet vacations,” but the picture had a kid cannonballing into a pool like a human thunderclap.
Someone put a sticker mustache on the person’s face on the billboard, instantly improving the entire advertisement.
The billboard had a picture of a puppy, so obviously traffic slowed down for emergency squealing.
Anna stared as a giant billboard with a laughing dog loomed above the road. The next billboard showed the same dog, the third billboard bright and closer. Each billboard felt like a friendly wink to the tired family. When the last billboard lit up at the fork, Anna smiled and they turned toward the glowing sign, relieved.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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