| 单词 | donkey's years |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdonkey's years donkey's years n. (also donkeys' years (occasionally donkeys' ears with punning allusion to the length of a donkey's ears and to the pronunciation of ears as years)) colloquial a very long time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time > a long time seven daysOE a while1297 dreichc1440 dreightc1450 yearsa1470 age1577 week1597 montha1616 patriarch's age1693 length1697 eternity1700 a month of Sundays1759 a week of Sundays1822 a week of Saturdays1831 dog's age1833 forever1833 while1836 aeon1880 donkey's years1916 light year1929 yonks1968 1916 E. V. Lucas Vermilion Box lxxvii. 86 Now for my first bath for what the men call ‘Donkey's ears’, meaning years and years. 1927 H. Walpole Great Trad. xvi I was at the wedding, you know,..'aving worked for Miss Janet and her sister donkey's years. 1928 S. Vines Humours Unreconciled ix. 121 He hasn't talked emotionally to me for donkey's years. 1955 J. I. M. Stewart Guardians i. 8 It was donkey's years since he had been in an English train. 1961 Observer 19 Mar. 3/3 American influence and financial participation have been strong here for donkeys' years. < as lemmas |
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