| 单词 | gently does it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgently does it a. —— does it (with an adverb as grammatical subject): used to warn, advise, or encourage a person to act in a specified way (typically calmly or cautiously) in order to achieve the best result or avoid accidents or mishaps; as carefully does it, gently does it, etc.See also easy does it at easy adv. 4a. ΚΠ 1828 P. Egan Boxiana New Ser. I. p. xxviii ‘Gently does it’, is the phrase of the most habile of our city horse-breakers. 1888 Cornhill Mag. Sept. 300 When he comes, hold your powder straight an' knock him over. Steady does it, old boy. 1907 Baroness Orczy Gates of Kamt vi. 62 Swiftly does it, Mark. 1915 D. H. Lawrence Rainbow v. 130 ‘Fair and softly does it,’ cried his aunt... ‘You don't want to fall over yourself,’ said his uncle. 1984 C. Barker Bks. of Blood (1986) I. 79 Carefully does it, he told himself, carefully does it. 2017 Waikato Times (Hamilton, N.Z.) (Nexis) 4 Oct. 8 Don't whisk it too hard or you will make it foamy and bubbly—gently does it. < as lemmas |
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