| 单词 | nary a one |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnary a one 2. Preceding a or an in a noun phrase. Frequently in nary a one. nary a red n. = nary red n. at sense A. 1. ΚΠ 1856 Knickerbocker 47 99 ‘Aint you gwine for to give us three dollars?’ ‘Nary a red!’ sung out Hart. 1892 J. K. Lawson Vain Sacrifice 175 Nary a daughter nor a son has poor ould Dan. 1917 H. H. Richardson Fortunes Richard Mahony I. iv. x. 379 She would discover a thousand drawbacks to his scheme, but nary a one of the incorporeal benefits he dreamed of reaping from it. 1920 E. O'Neill Beyond Horizon i. ii. 36 They've been thick as thieves all their lives, with nary a quarrel I kin remember. 1941 Time 6 Jan. 16/1 From the National Defense Advisory Commission,..there was nary a peep. 1990 Weekend Austral. 21–2 Apr. 12/5 When the cinema projectors finally flicker into life..nary a citizen of the United States will be left untouched. < as lemmas |
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