| 释义 |
▪ I. nah, nahte
ought not, had not; see owe v. 5.
▪ II. nah1|nɑː|
a representation of a colloq. or vulgar pronunciation of now adv. Also na.
1847E. Brontë Wuthering Heights II. v. 109 He'll hev his lad; und Aw mun tak him—soa nah yah knaw! 1907Shaw Major Barbara ii. 245 Wot prawce Selvytion nah? 1954E. Pangborn Mirror for Observers (1955) ii. iv. 135 ‘Did you think I was sore?’ ‘You had a right to be.’ ‘Nah. Hold everything.’ 1959B. Kops Hamlet of Stepney Green i. 108 Na Davey, what can I say to you? 1959A. Wesker Chicken Soup with Barley i. i. 176 Two o'clock they plan to march—nah!
▪ III. nah2|nɑː|
a representation of a colloq. or vulgar pronunciation of no adv.3 Cf. na adv.2
1920C. Sandburg Smoke & Steel 45 Nothin' ever sticks to my fingers, nah, nah, nothin' like that. 1950Astounding Sci. Fiction Nov. 97 ‘I'll fight you,’ offered Borklin. His huge fists closed. ‘Nah—why? Wouldn't be a fight, anyway.’ 1961I. Jefferies It wasn't Me! iii. 46 ‘I don't need permission...’ ‘I think you do.’ ‘Nah,’ I said. 1961J. Heller Catch-22 (1962) xxxviii. 393 Havermeyer shook his head thoughtfully. ‘Nah, I couldn't do that.’ 1966New Society 12 May 9/2 The waiter knows better. ‘Nah, you don't want herrings, I'm gonna give you the soup.’ 1973Time Out 2–8 Mar. 13/2 Nah, she don't know. |