英语词汇“i don't use that word lightly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. colloquial. In various phrases with negative constructions which emphasize the speaker's earnestness or seriousness, as I don't say this lightly, I don't use that word lightly, etc.

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1807 Morning Chron. 14 Feb. He did not say this lightly; and he took the liberty of adverting to it in order to enable the House to judge whether this Petition was presented from party motives.

1820 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 10 Feb. I, for one, will choose the former. I do not say this lightly; I am aware that the idea is a dreadful one.

1894 Theatre Mar. 160 Her genius—we do not use the word lightly—declared itself in her childhood.

1964 W. Marsh in N. Amer. Rev. Autumn 36/2 I don't say this lightly, but before I see her in miscegenation I'll see her in her grave.

1994 This Mag. (Toronto) Nov. 23/1 When they weren't treated like gods, of course, they went apeshit. I'm not using that term lightly.

2008 Independent on Sunday 11 May 4/6 I really do think the Army is heading for the rocks and I don't say this lightly.

单词	i don't use that word lightly
释义	> as lemmas I don't use that word lightly b. colloquial. In various phrases with negative constructions which emphasize the speaker's earnestness or seriousness, as I don't say this lightly, I don't use that word lightly, etc. ΚΠ 1807 Morning Chron. 14 Feb. He did not say this lightly; and he took the liberty of adverting to it in order to enable the House to judge whether this Petition was presented from party motives. 1820 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 10 Feb. I, for one, will choose the former. I do not say this lightly; I am aware that the idea is a dreadful one. 1894 Theatre Mar. 160 Her genius—we do not use the word lightly—declared itself in her childhood. 1964 W. Marsh in N. Amer. Rev. Autumn 36/2 I don't say this lightly, but before I see her in miscegenation I'll see her in her grave. 1994 This Mag. (Toronto) Nov. 23/1 When they weren't treated like gods, of course, they went apeshit. I'm not using that term lightly. 2008 Independent on Sunday 11 May 4/6 I really do think the Army is heading for the rocks and I don't say this lightly. extracted from lightlyadv. < as lemmas
随便看	to groan down to groan in oneself to groan in the spirit to groan inwardly to groan one's heart out to groan with the heart to groom up to groove into to grope a gull to grope and grabble to lay violent hands on to lay violent hands upon to lay wait to lay waste to lay watch to lay wed to lay weight upon to lay woolward to lay your heads together to lay … before to lay, bend, take level to lay, fasten a gripe on, upon to lay, form a line to lay, lap in lead to lay, leave in the suds

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