| 释义 |
howzat, int. and n. colloq. (chiefly Cricket).
Brit. |haʊˈzat|, U.S. |haʊˈzæt|
Forms: α. 19– howzat; β. 19– ow zat, 19– owzat Brit. |aʊˈzat|, U.S. |aʊˈzæt|
[Representing a colloquial pronunciation of how's that (see how's that? at how adv. 2b).]
A. int. ‘What about that?’, ‘how about that?’; spec. (Cricket) = how's that? at how adv. 2b.
1921Sandusky (Ohio) Star-Jrnl. 1 Aug. 7/5 (heading) Huh? Howzat? 1937B. Fudge Owzat? 116 When a fieldsman shouts ‘Owzat?’ the etiquette of the game demands that you shall not answer ‘Rotten!’. 1973A. Mann Tiara ii. 13 The sharp click of bat on ball, and un-Italian cries of ‘Owzat’..showed that cricket was well underway. 1993F. Michaels Texas Sunrise 238 Okay, how about breakfast? Chicken and noodles. Come on, I'll put it on fine china, howzat? 2001L. Rennison Knocked out by Nunga-Nungas 119 Yesssssss! Owzat!!!!!!! The boy's a genius!
B. n. An utterance of ‘howzat’.
1973Times 21 June p. ii/7 A few balls later a squeaky ‘owzat?’ from the doctor would act as a pulley on the umpire's finger of fate and the batsman would depart. 1988Guardian 13 Aug. 20/1 Our capable pilot has the situation in hand. More blasts increase the rate of climb, leaving the scoreboard intact for another day of ‘Owzats’ and rounds of Robinson's barley water. 2001Searcher May 63/2, I shouted a ‘Howzat!’ that merely elicited grudging grunts of ‘Nice one’ from the Mexborough duo. |