| 释义 |
▪ I. aw, int.|ɔː|
An exclamation usually expressing mild remonstrance, entreaty, commiseration, disgust, or disapproval.
1852Stowe Uncle Tom viii. 39/2 ‘Ugh? aw! like enough!’ grunted his complaisant acquaintance. 1902J. J. Bell Wee Macgreegor viii. 76 ‘He sudna ha'e boastit.’ ‘Aw, Lizzie!’ 1911J. C. Lincoln Cap'n Warren's Wards xix. 312 Aw, let me alone. 1928W. Smyth Jean of Tussock Country v. 46 ‘Aw—yes, you want a job!’ the manager muttered. Ibid. v. 47 ‘Can you ride?’..‘Aw—you can.’ 1932‘Spindrift’ Yankee Slang 9 Aw! Shucks, forget it—to tender thanks for courtesy or kindness is to provoke this phrase.
▪ II. aw
obs. form of awe, owe, ought. |