| 单词 | one thing or another |
| 释义 | > as lemmasone thing or another (also other) a. one thing or another (also other): something; any of various things. Cf. something or other at something n. 6a. ΚΠ 1541 Schole House of Women sig. D.ii Nowe this nowe that, they craue alway One thynge or other, they neuer rest. 1581 T. Rogers tr. N. Hemmingsen Faith of Church Militant vi. 70 Sometime Christ by onely commanding, shewed miracles..; somtime by ye vse of one thing or another, as by clay or spittle, to shew that God worketh somtime by meanes. 1744 M. Bishop Life Matthew Bishop 260 Most of them were very industrious in selling one Thing or other by Way of turning the Peny to a good Use. 1854 M. Faraday Lect. on Educ. 72/2 The mind naturally desires to settle upon one thing or another; to rest upon an affirmative or a negative. 2005 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 22 Dec. ii. 2/1 Jeanne..creates clothes for women who are always celebrating one thing or another. < as lemmas |
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