单词 | holus-bolus |
释义 | holus-bolusadv. All at a gulp; all in a lump; all at once. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > [adverb] > in an undivided manner > as a single piece or lump holus-bolus1847 1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Holus-bolus, all at once. Linc. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. i. 22 As we say in the Vale, ‘holus-bolus’ just as it comes. 1866 Daily Tel. 6 Feb. 3/3 One of the sails was rolled up in a lump and thrown into the hatchway holusbolus. 1868 W. Collins Moonstone I. i. xv. 257 She..making a sudden snatch at the heap of silver, put it back, holus-bolus, in her pocket. 1892 J. Morley Speech in Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Aug. 6/3 Swallowing every proposal that is made holus bolus. 1897 Sat. Rev. 20 Mar. 282/2 Mr. Balfour simply decided that the Bill must go through holus bolus. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < adv.1847 |
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