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单词 once-over
释义

once-overn.

Brit. /ˈwʌnsˌəʊvə/, U.S. /ˈwənsˈoʊvər/
Forms: see once adv. and over prep.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: once adv., over prep.
Etymology: < once adv. + over prep.
colloquial (originally U.S.).
An appraising glance; a rapid cursory assessment or inspection.
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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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