英语词汇“heaven knows what”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. As the object of know, forming a modifying phrase with the sense ‘some unknown or undefined ——’, ‘some —— or other’, as in I don't know what, heaven knows what, etc.; cf. Phrases 2a.

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1535 R. Copland tr. Complaynt of them that be to soone Maryed sig. Biii Her gosseps and her neyghboures to Semblynge lyke a prosessyon God knewe what desstruccyon Drynkynge my wyne all at theyr ease All thynge goeth to perdycyon.

a1635 in Publ. Catholic Rec. Soc. (1906) 3 43 There was present on horse-backe, I knowe not what poetical preacher, named Pourcase.

1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa ii. iii. 205 There has been already some disgusts.., about I know not what reducement of the Light-horse.

1700 P. Motteux et al. tr. M. de Cervantes Hist. Don Quixote I. iii. vi. 201 A Wallet at her Back, wherein they say she carried a piece of a Looking-Glass, half a Comb, a broken Pot with Paint; and I don't know what other Trinkum Trankums to prink her self up.

1883 Cent. Mag. Jan. 409/1 We may see kings, queens, dukes, counts, sheikhs, beys, sultans, khedives, pashas, rajahs, and I don't know what potentates besides.

1883 Sat. Rev. 13 Oct. 467/1 Made up of plasters and match-boxes and medicine-bottles and heaven knows what other oddments.

1971 J. Fleming Grim Death iv. 47 One of those floaters who wandered round the markets looking for heaven-knows what scraps of unrecognized treasure.

1999 C. Brookmyre One Fine Day in Middle of Night (2000) 338 They'd been in the thick of it, sharing God-knows-what experiences together, from foreplay to gunplay.

单词	heaven knows what
释义	> as lemmas heaven knows what a. As the object of know, forming a modifying phrase with the sense ‘some unknown or undefined ——’, ‘some —— or other’, as in I don't know what, heaven knows what, etc.; cf. Phrases 2a. ΚΠ 1535 R. Copland tr. Complaynt of them that be to soone Maryed sig. Biii Her gosseps and her neyghboures to Semblynge lyke a prosessyon God knewe what desstruccyon Drynkynge my wyne all at theyr ease All thynge goeth to perdycyon. a1635 in Publ. Catholic Rec. Soc. (1906) 3 43 There was present on horse-backe, I knowe not what poetical preacher, named Pourcase. 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa ii. iii. 205 There has been already some disgusts.., about I know not what reducement of the Light-horse. 1700 P. Motteux et al. tr. M. de Cervantes Hist. Don Quixote I. iii. vi. 201 A Wallet at her Back, wherein they say she carried a piece of a Looking-Glass, half a Comb, a broken Pot with Paint; and I don't know what other Trinkum Trankums to prink her self up. 1883 Cent. Mag. Jan. 409/1 We may see kings, queens, dukes, counts, sheikhs, beys, sultans, khedives, pashas, rajahs, and I don't know what potentates besides. 1883 Sat. Rev. 13 Oct. 467/1 Made up of plasters and match-boxes and medicine-bottles and heaven knows what other oddments. 1971 J. Fleming Grim Death iv. 47 One of those floaters who wandered round the markets looking for heaven-knows what scraps of unrecognized treasure. 1999 C. Brookmyre One Fine Day in Middle of Night (2000) 338 They'd been in the thick of it, sharing God-knows-what experiences together, from foreplay to gunplay. extracted from whatpron.adv.int.adj.¹conj.n. < as lemmas
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