| 单词 | as —— as the next man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasas —— as the next man (also person, etc.) c. Originally U.S. the next man: the average man; a typical person; anybody else. Frequently in the formula as —— as the next man (also person, etc.) according to context.Only in comparisons. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > man > [noun] > ordinary or average man Richard Roe1593 Tom Stiles1681 John Doe1756 the man in the street1831 the next man1848 Everyman1901 the man on the Clapham omnibus1903 slob1910 John Citizen1918 average Joe1940 Joe Blow1941 Joe Public1942 Joe Doakes1943 Joe Soap1943 Joe Bloggs1969 Joe Sixpack1972 everyguy1976 1848 W. T. Thompson Major Jones's Sketches Trav. vii. 68 You know I've fit the Ingins in Florida, and can stand my hand as well as the next man in a bush-fight, but I never was in jest sich a engagement before. 1857 Lawrence (Kansas Territory) Republican 18 June 2 The Judge..will probably talk as long to a crowd without tiring them as the next man. 1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous i. 5 Guess I've as good right here as the next man. 1900 G. Ade More Fables 175 Lutie was just about as Nifty as the Next One. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xii. [Cyclops] 323 Why can't a jew love his country like the next fellow? 1962 ‘L. Peters’ Snatch of Music ix. 155 I can read a paperback translation with the next man. 1966 A. E. Lindop I start Counting xviii. 222 I can take a hint as well as the next person—and I know when I'm not wanted. 1990 Premiere July 22/1 Glover, down 15 pounds from his..peak of 230, swears he's as macho as the next action hero. < as lemmas |
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