单词 | how's life? |
释义 | > as lemmashow's life? g. how's life?: ‘how are things going?’, ‘how are you getting along?’ Also with various extensions. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous formulae [phrase] > terms of greeting God give you good dayc1275 hail be thou (also ye)c1275 pax vobisc1275 how do ye?1570 (good, fair) time of day (to you)1597 how goes it?1598 I salute youa1616 savea1616 how do you find yourself?a1646 how-do-you-do1697 how do?1886 how are you popping (up)?1894 how's (less frequently how are) tricks?1915 how's (or how are) things (or, originally Australia and New Zealand, tricks?)1926 how's life?1931 1931 A. Huxley World of Light i. i. 10 Enid. But what's the matter, Hugo? Hugo. Nothing! Enid. It must be a nasty sort of nothing. How's life? 1960 L. Barrett tr. E. Verissimo Mexico ix. 254 I see in front of his stall a motionless Indian, his eyes closed, and I ask him:..‘How are things, friend? How's life going for you?’ 1991 J. Kelman Burn (1992) 202 So how's life treating ye? Aw fine, alright. Good, that's good. 2001 C. Hobson Black Earth City (2002) v. 60 He..pulled me over to a corner where two guys were leaning against the wall and rolling a joint. ‘Privyet , Lapochka, how's life? Hello, Horse.’ < 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。