| 单词 | dear heart |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdear heart d. dear heart: a boon companion; a fine or brave fellow (in Dryden, as if one of a set or group). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [noun] > drinker > fellow drinker companion?1505 bowl-fellow1509 pot-companion1549 potpanionc1580 pot-mate1603 compotanta1624 dear heart1669 bottle companiona1689 bottle frienda1689 compotator1731 tavern-fellow1899 pub-friend1959 society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > [noun] > close fellowa1225 loukec1386 second self1586 dear heart1669 pimple1700 fellow well met1730 hearty1880 sidekick1893 side-kicker1894 1669 J. Dryden Wild Gallant i. i. 4 He's one of your Dear Hearts, a Debauche. 1669 J. Dryden Wild Gallant ii. i. 17 That you were one of the errantest Cowards in Christendom, though you went for one of the Dear Hearts. dear heart b. In (dear) heart alive (formerly also †dear heart). Now rare (chiefly English regional in later use). ΚΠ 1694 J. Echard & R. L'Estrange tr. Terence Eunuch i, in Terence's Comedies made Eng. 56 Dear Heart! I'm afraid Phedrie believes not one word of what I have said. 1765 I. Bickerstaff Maid of Mill iii. iii. 59 Let her go, and never mind her; Heart alive, you're fairly quit. 1843 C. Dickens Christmas Carol v. 161 Dear heart alive, how his niece by marriage started! 1869 Dublin Univ. Mag. Jan. 28/2 Oh, dear,..here's the master. Heart-a-live, won't he be glad to see you, Miss. 1899 W. Raymond Two Men o' Mendip ii. 21 Heart alive! There was to be company to-night, then, sure enough. 1939 S. Gibbons My Amer. 278 Hullo Mum, hullo Dad, hullo Dora, heart alive, girl, you're skinnier than ever, how do you manage it? 1994 J. Coe What Carve Up! 34 Grandpa muttered ‘Dear heart alive,’ and this..was the cue for me to resume my wailing with twice the energy. < as lemmas |
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