| 单词 | blast from the past |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblast from the past blast from the past: something which evokes a powerful sense of nostalgia, typically following its reappearance or rediscovery after a period of obscurity, disuse, etc.In quot. 1954 with punning allusion to sense 3a.Apparently popularized by rock-and-roll DJs in the 1960s, who used the phrase to introduce old, well-known songs; see quot. 1967. ΚΠ 1954 Michigan Alumnus 6 Nov. 63/3 It was ‘Blast from the Past’ day as the Michigan Band Alumni staged their fifth annual reunion. 1967 Progress (Clearfield, Pa.) 20 May 2/4 Jerry [Blavat] holds sway over fans who are fascinated by his talk—‘This is your Geator with the Heater coming to you on Big-Time Tuesday where we rock the big tick-tock, where we got the class to beat the blast from the past’—and his swinging show filled with the hottest sounds around. 1990 Washington Post 9 Mar. (Style section) d1/6 There's a blast from the past. Does anybody still drink Tab? Anybody under 40? 1997 T. Murphy Getting off Clean 170 ‘Good night, Daddy,’ I say absently, picking up my backpack. My father laughs. ‘Daddy?’ he says. ‘That's a blast from the past.’ 2016 Central Coast Express Advocate (Austral.) (Nexis) 22 July 5 Bursting with character and old-world charm, this circa 1928 California bungalow is a real blast from the past. < as lemmas |
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