drumroll
noun [ C ] (also drum roll) uk/ˈdrʌm.rəʊl/ us/ˈdrʌm.roʊl/
击鼓声，鼓鸣
the sound of many quick beats played one after the other on a drum
circus stunts performed to drum rolls 便随击鼓声的马戏团特技表演
informal（在告诉人们他们迫切想知道的事情之前故意卖关子，沉默几秒）
used when you wait before telling people something that you think they will really want to know
The mystery box contains (drumroll) pearls. 神秘盒子里装的是（沉默，卖关子）珍珠。
- More examples
- He had to keep a drumroll going for the whole time that Vasiliev held the ballerina up.
- "Do we have a drum roll?" the TV host quipped as his imitator entered the studio.
- The emerging answer to the question "Is religion good for your health?" is (drumroll, please) "It depends."
- And the answers are (drumroll, please)... I'm not going to tell you.