| 单词 | for fun |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfor fun a. for fun: in order to amuse oneself and not for any more serious purpose. Hence in extended use: easily, at will. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > mere amusement > [adverb] of or on the spleenc1460 for love1678 for fun1750 for the fun of the thing1751 for the fun of it1823 good for a laugh1835 for the ride1863 (just) for the hell of it1908 pour le sport1924 for (the) shits and giggles (also grins)1983 the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > lack of seriousness > [adverb] agamec1300 bourdfullya1400 in sportc1450 aplay1459 bourdly1500 in jest1551 bourdingly1552 sportingly1561 jestingly1569 sportingwise1579 sportfullya1586 sportively1656 for fun1750 flippantly1758 pour rire1872 1750 tr. J. Burton Old Lady in Tantarums 10 Think you it could be any Nuts to me to see Folk drabb'd in such a Manner for Fun? 1784 Gentleman's Mag. May 366/2 Tumbled old women down for fun, Made Beadles, Pro's, and Proctors run, And frighten'd the Vice-Can. 1849 E. Bulwer-Lytton Caxtons I. i. iv. 29 You would be very sorry if your mamma was to..break it for fun. 1887 R. Kipling His Wedded Wife in Civil & Mil. Gaz. 25 Feb. 3/4 There is no sort of use in playing with fire, even for fun. 1912 in P. Farrer Confid. Corr. on Cross Dressing (1997) 25 I have for fun put on some of my sister's clothes, and doubtless I am not the only one to do that. 1955 A. Atkinson Exit Charlie (1957) iii. 73 They resented that he'd horned into the business just for fun, without any theatrical background. 1985 M. Ivins Molly Ivins can't say that, can She? (1991) 30 Gibber likes to shoot harmless animals, preferably rare ones, for fun. 1992 Times 21 Oct. 44/3 McCoist ‘scores for fun’ and is evidently enjoying his prolific season. 2015 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 16 Jan. a24/4 Millions of children used to read for fun in their classrooms. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。