| 单词 | out of the blue |
| 释义 | > as lemmasout of the blue b. out of the blue: without warning, completely unexpectedly; cf. out of a clear (blue) sky at sky n.1 Phrases 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adverb] > without warning on, in, or at unwarec1070 unwarec1100 unwaresa1122 uniwaresa1200 unwarelyc1200 on uniware1297 unwarneda1325 unadvised1390 unbewares1483 unbeware1489 unwarnishedly1513 unawarnistly1533 unadvisedlyc1535 unawares1535 at unwaresa1547 unwarnedly1563 at unawares1564 unwarily1569 at unaware1598 unaware1667 of all things1778 out of a clear (blue) sky1875 out of the blue1879 unawaredly1895 1879 Spectator 22 Feb. 233/1 Twice this week, the organ of her Majesty's Government [sc. The Times] has fired off articles so completely ‘out of the blue’ that it is difficult to believe they are uninspired. 1910 O. W. Holmes Let. 19 Dec. (1964) 58 I got an encouragement out of the blue..in the form of an honorary degree from Berlin. 1925 ‘Sapper’ Out of the Blue i. 10 Suddenly—out of the blue—comes one disconnected event. 1953 X. Fielding Stronghold iii. i. 175 Then, suddenly, out of the blue, the leading question. 2009 New Yorker 1 June 45/3 You'd be surprised..how some people in London will get totally honked off if you call them out of the blue. < as lemmas |
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