单词 | phew |
释义 | phewv. rare. intransitive. To utter the exclamation ‘phew!’ as an expression of disgust, weariness, relief, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > cry or exclaim [verb (intransitive)] > specific exclamations ho1377 heave hoa1400 howc1450 whew1765 oh-oh1833 oh1837 yo-heave-ho1857 phew1858 ahem1876 oh-my1893 hooch1896 yah1904 ooh1930 ooh-la-la1950 ooh-ooh1960 1858 F. W. Farrar Eric ii. ii Eric only ‘phewed’ again two or three times, and thought of Montagu. 1959 K. Waterhouse Billy Liar 181 Rita tutted and phewed. 1999 J. Gallas Resistance is Futile 70 ‘Right,’ said Abu. ‘Drop it here then.’ Crash. He phewed. 2001 TheStreet.com (Nexis) 6 July I breathed an immense sigh of relief, audible enough that my dozing wife asked, ‘What's worth phewing about?’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). phewint.n. A. int. Expressing impatience, disgust, weariness, discomfort, or (now often) relief. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [interjection] > other specific cries or exclamations oeOE heya1225 ouc1300 we13.. hac1320 how1377 how now?c1380 vaha1382 ha a!c1386 ha ha!c1386 hoa1400 ohoa1400 yowc1440 yoa1475 heh1475 hey ho?c1475 huffc1485 wemaya1500 whewa1500 wow1513 huffa?1520 gup?1528 ist1540 whow1542 hougha1556 whoo1570 good-now1578 ooh1602 phew1604 highday1606 huh1608 whoo-whoop1611 sessaa1616 tara1672 hegh1723 hip1735 waugha1766 whoofa1766 jee1786 goody1796 yaw1797 hech1808 whoo-ee1811 whizz1812 yah1812 soh1815 sirs1816 how1817 quep1822 soho1825 ow1834 ouch1838 pfui1838 suz1844 shoo1845 yoop1847 upsadaisy1862 houp-la1870 hooch1871 nu1892 ouff1898 upsy1903 oo-er1909 ooh-wee1910 eina1913 oops1921 whoopsie1923 whoops-a-daisy1925 hot-cha-cha1929 upsadaisy1929 walla1929 hotcha1931 hi-de-ho1936 po po po1936 ho-de-ho1941 oh, oh1944 oopsy1956 chingas1984 bambi2007 1604 J. Marston Malcontent i. iii. sig. B2 Phew, the Diuell let him possesse thee. 1633 J. Ford Loves Sacrifice iv. sig. H4v Phew, Sir, doe not stand vpon that. 1695 E. Ravenscroft Canterbury Guests v. iv. 54 Love, hast thou disarm'd my looks of Manhood?—phew—with that gale begone. a1726 J. Vanbrugh Journey to London (1728) i. i. 13 Phu, a fig for his Money. 1780 S. Lee Chapter of Accidents i. i. 1 Phew! the months have jumbled out of their places; and we have July in September. 1856 G. H. Boker Poems (1857) II. 133 As for your share,—phew! 1889 E. Dowson Let. 30 June (1967) 88 I think it is possible for the feminine nature to be reasonably candid & simplex, up to the age of 8 or 9. Afterwards—phugh! 1892 H. G. Hutchinson Fairway Island 16 ‘Phugh! and isn't it hot?’ 1976 Beano 3 Apr. 14/1 Phew! This bag is heavy! 2002 T. Cox Nice Jumper 229 I turned, fumbled for the door knob (unlocked: phew) and scrambled into the night. B. n. An utterance of ‘phew’. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [noun] > other specific cries or exclamations O?c1225 heyc1400 hoc1405 whoopc1450 oha1535 ooh1602 whowb1602 phew1613 hogmanay1692 ah1712 yo-hope1724 whew1751 whoo1763 yah1812 yo-heave-ho1813 yoicks1817 yo-he-ho1827 yo1830 boo1833 yoick1854 hot-cha-cha1932 ooh-la-la1952 ooh-ah1957 eina1971 eish2005 1613 S. Rowlands Crew Kind Gossips (new ed.) l. 85 And when he look't for kindnesse, loure and pout, With Pish and Phew, no ioy (poore soule) I haue. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller III. 50 It was a long winding ascent, and obliged him every now and then to stop and blow and wipe his forehead with many a pish! and phew! 1858 F. W. Farrar Eric i. iii. 38 At this crisis he flung the boy from him with a ‘phew’ of disgust. 1904 ‘A. Cambridge’ Sisters 70 Soon Rose heard sighs and phews, and sudden rustlings and slappings. 1996 Guardian (Nexis) 30 Aug. (Features section) 17 At least in the 1970s disaster [movie] wave, the survivors tended to undergo some sort of hokey spiritual redemption. Today's apocalypses end with a phew of relief. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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