pestev.int.

Brit.

/pɛst/, U.S.

/pɛst/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French peste.

Etymology: < French peste (late 16th cent. in imprecations; 1664 as interjection: see pest n.). Compare French pester (see pest v.). Compare earlier pest v.

Now archaic and rare.

intransitive. To curse angrily; to exclaim peste! Now only as int.: an exclamation of annoyance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > state of being accursed > [verb (intransitive)]

bana1400

peste1768

execrate1786

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > exclamation of annoyance [interjection]

peste1768

botheration1787

bother it!1798

for Pete's sake1903

for the love of Pete1903

hell's teeth1909

zut1915

wouldn't it?1940

the mind > language > malediction > [verb (intransitive)]

awariec825

wary?c1225

bana1400

condemnc1460

imprecatea1645

execrate1786

peste1824

the mind > language > malediction > [verb (transitive)]

waryc725

accurselOE

forcurse1154

cursec1175

for-waryc1175

bana1275

ashend1297

to bid (something) misadventurec1330

shrew1338

beshrew1377

maledighta1400

to fare (also go, come) to mischancec1400

defyc1430

destinya1450

condemn1489

detest1533

adjure1539

beshrompa1549

widdle1552

becurse1570

malison1588

consecrate1589

exaugurate1600

execrate1612

imprecate1616

blasta1634

damna1640

vote1644

to swear at ——1680

devote1749

maledict1780

comminate1801

bless1814

peste1824

cuss1863

bedamn1875

mugger1951

1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 143 La Fleur..began to search for the letter..Diable!—then sought every pocket..not forgetting his fob—Peste!—then La Fleur emptied them upon the floor.

1824 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1825) 280 In vain we clamour, curse, and peste, Our viands are like all the rest.

1835 W. Irving Tour on Prairies 24 In spite of all the pesteing and bedevilling of Tonish.

1896 G. A. Henty Through Russ. Snows x. 193 Peste! these Russians are obstinate brigands.

1932 G. Heyer Devil's Cub xv. 240 ‘But I do not know!’ cried madame... ‘Oh, peste!’ said Léonie impatiently.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peste
释义	pestev.int. Brit. /pɛst/, U.S. /pɛst/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French peste. Etymology: < French peste (late 16th cent. in imprecations; 1664 as interjection: see pest n.). Compare French pester (see pest v.). Compare earlier pest v. Now archaic and rare. intransitive. To curse angrily; to exclaim peste! Now only as int.: an exclamation of annoyance. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > state of being accursed > [verb (intransitive)] bana1400 peste1768 execrate1786 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > exclamation of annoyance [interjection] peste1768 botheration1787 bother it!1798 for Pete's sake1903 for the love of Pete1903 hell's teeth1909 zut1915 wouldn't it?1940 the mind > language > malediction > [verb (intransitive)] awariec825 wary?c1225 bana1400 condemnc1460 imprecatea1645 execrate1786 peste1824 the mind > language > malediction > [verb (transitive)] waryc725 accurselOE forcurse1154 cursec1175 for-waryc1175 bana1275 ashend1297 to bid (something) misadventurec1330 shrew1338 beshrew1377 maledighta1400 to fare (also go, come) to mischancec1400 defyc1430 destinya1450 condemn1489 detest1533 adjure1539 beshrompa1549 widdle1552 becurse1570 malison1588 consecrate1589 exaugurate1600 execrate1612 imprecate1616 blasta1634 damna1640 vote1644 to swear at ——1680 devote1749 maledict1780 comminate1801 bless1814 peste1824 cuss1863 bedamn1875 mugger1951 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 143 La Fleur..began to search for the letter..Diable!—then sought every pocket..not forgetting his fob—Peste!—then La Fleur emptied them upon the floor. 1824 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1825) 280 In vain we clamour, curse, and peste, Our viands are like all the rest. 1835 W. Irving Tour on Prairies 24 In spite of all the pesteing and bedevilling of Tonish. 1896 G. A. Henty Through Russ. Snows x. 193 Peste! these Russians are obstinate brigands. 1932 G. Heyer Devil's Cub xv. 240 ‘But I do not know!’ cried madame... ‘Oh, peste!’ said Léonie impatiently. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.int.1768
随便看	to come from the shoulder to come full circle to come get a cropper to come go all unnecessary to come good to come good for to come good speed to come halfway to come hat in hand to to come home by unhappiness to come home by weeping cross to come home to to come home to oneself to come home to roost to come home with the milk to come in to come in a person's will to come in at to come in at the window to come in between to come in by the window to come in contact with to come in for to come in for a snack to come in for it