| 单词 | like it or not |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslike it or not P4. like it or not: (as a sentence adverbial) indicating that something is inevitable or unavoidable, regardless of how one feels about it. ΚΠ 1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 266 Did greatness e'er swallow so bitter a pill? But, like it or not, I must swallow it still! 1876 Chambers's Jrnl. Pop. Lit. 12 Feb. 111/1 I then realised that, like it or not, having once started, there was no help for it but to remain where I was for seventy-seven miles. 1919 Times 24 Nov. 16/4 The world knew that, like it or not, the Jews were going to try this experiment. 1970 P. Berton National Dream iv. i. 151 There was a seller's market in survey labour and, like it or not, Fleming and his staff had to retain incompetents. 2012 Time Out N.Y. 12 Jan. 64/2 Like it or not, you can't escape the guitar. < as lemmas |
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