单词 | once-over |
释义 | once-overn. colloquial (originally U.S.). An appraising glance; a rapid cursory assessment or inspection. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > a look or glance > [noun] > hasty glance1591 look-in1653 squint1673 gliska1713 run-over1814 once-over1913 up and down1923 1913 T. A. Dorgan in N.Y. Evening Jrnl. 2 Aug. 6/2 I jes gave it ‘de once ovah’. 1949 Sun (Baltimore) 26 Aug. 10/3 Whenever travelers enter Baltimore from abroad by ship or air, they are given the onceover by Cap'n Jenks. 1972 J. Philips Vanishing Senator (1973) iii. iv. 171 Give Mr. Styles a quick once-over, Francine, but try to remember you're looking for a gun and not trying to excite him sexually. 2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 43 While he's wolfing it down I give him the once-over. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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