| 单词 | all over the map |
| 释义 | > as lemmasall over the map c. Chiefly North American. all over the map: widely distributed, in many different places; (also) varying widely and erratically. ΚΠ 1956 C. Odets & E. Lehman Sweet Smell of Success (1957) (typescript, N.Y. Publ. Libr.) 3C I pay you a C-and-a-half a week wherein you plant big lies about me and the Club all over the map. 1981 P. C. Newman Canad. Establishment II. ix. 348 Knowlton is a contented man, joint-venturing all over the map, buying a piece of the Regina Pats hockey team, travelling to Europe. 1991 Spy (N.Y.) Oct. 43/1 Lisa lacked focus. She was all over the map. 1995 Sight & Sound Nov. 19/2 From the first, the film acted as a Rorschach blot, and the critical reception was all over the map. 1998 N.Y. Times 14 June 7/1 Even therapists with the best credentials can be all over the map. < as lemmas |
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