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单词 phew
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phewv.

Brit. /fjuː/, U.S. /fju/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: phew int.
Etymology: < phew int.
rare.
intransitive. To utter the exclamation ‘phew!’ as an expression of disgust, weariness, relief, etc.
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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.

Brit. /fjuː/, U.S. /fju/
Forms: 1600s pfew, 1600s pheut, 1600s– phew, 1700s phu, 1800s phugh.
Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.
Etymology: Imitative, representing the action of puffing or blowing away with the lips. Compare pew int.Compare Scots feuch (also pheuch, pheugh) as an exclamation expressing disgust or impatience: see Sc. National Dict. s.v. feuch int., v.3
A. int.
Expressing impatience, disgust, weariness, discomfort, or (now often) relief.
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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 16Phugh! 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’.
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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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