英语词汇“is that a thing?”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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is that (even) a thing?

17. colloquial (originally U.S.). A genuine phenomenon, established practice, or discernible trend. Often in questions conveying surprise or incredulity (as is that (even) a thing?), or as an assertion, esp. responding to or pre-empting scepticism (as it’s a thing).

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2000 A. Sorkin West Wing (transcribed from TV programme) 2nd Ser. Episode 5 Did you know ‘leaf peeping’ was a thing?

2012 Boston IF (Usenet newsgroup) 12 Apr. (title of posting) No Show Conference! It's a thing!

2013 Odessa (Texas) American 15 Sept. 40/4 He had his goons arrest them accusing them of ‘hooliganism’. Is that even a thing?

2015 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 28 May b6/1 The bet that [they]..made at the time was that smartphones are going to be a thing.

2016 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 17 Jan. 3 I'll hear about an award-winning show..and think, ‘Oooh, brilliant, I'll watch that, what side is it on?’ Amazon, that's what side. How can that be a thing?

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单词	is that a thing?
释义	> as lemmas is that (even) a thing? 17. colloquial (originally U.S.). A genuine phenomenon, established practice, or discernible trend. Often in questions conveying surprise or incredulity (as is that (even) a thing?), or as an assertion, esp. responding to or pre-empting scepticism (as it’s a thing). ΚΠ 2000 A. Sorkin West Wing (transcribed from TV programme) 2nd Ser. Episode 5 Did you know ‘leaf peeping’ was a thing? 2012 Boston IF (Usenet newsgroup) 12 Apr. (title of posting) No Show Conference! It's a thing! 2013 Odessa (Texas) American 15 Sept. 40/4 He had his goons arrest them accusing them of ‘hooliganism’. Is that even a thing? 2015 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 28 May b6/1 The bet that [they]..made at the time was that smartphones are going to be a thing. 2016 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 17 Jan. 3 I'll hear about an award-winning show..and think, ‘Oooh, brilliant, I'll watch that, what side is it on?’ Amazon, that's what side. How can that be a thing? extracted from thingn.¹ < as lemmas
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