释义 |
no can do, phr. colloq. [f. no adv.1 + can v.1 + do v.] It is not possible; it is not within the power of (the speaker).
1914‘Saki’ Beasts & Super-Beasts 289 ‘Sorry, my dear, no can do,’ said Suzanne. 1915A. D. Gillespie Lett. from Flanders (1916) 69 ‘Nap poo’..was once ‘il n'y a plus’, but now it's used like the Chinese ‘no can do’ for everything. 1923,1958[see can v.1 8 c]. 1962‘E. Ferrars’ Busy Body v. 53 Sorry, no can do—not tonight. |