单词 | bloody hell |
释义 | > as lemmasbloody hell Expressing annoyance, anger, or surprise. Also with intensifying adjective, as bloody hell, fucking hell, etc.The register of usage ranges from informal to impolite. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [noun] > religious oaths (referring to God) > referring to the devil or hell fienda1568 hangment1825 heck1887 hell1888 Hades1912 hell-fire1939 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. at Oaths With some individuals ‘Hell! bloody hell!’ serve to eke out most sentences. 1891 J. M. Barrie Little Minister III. xlii. 187 When she had finished I jumped to my feet, and I cried, ‘Hell!’ and I lifted up my hat. 1924 J. Buchan Three Hostages xviii. 263 ‘Hell!’ he cried, with a torrent of Bowery oaths. 1936 G. Greene This Gun for Hire i. 27 Oh hell, I've no coppers. 1940 R. Chandler Farewell, my Lovely xxxiii. 157 Hell, I thought he sold reefers. With the right protection behind him. But hell, that's a small-time racket. 1973 W. Ihimaera Tangi xix. 71 Bloody Hell! he cries. The old man's dead! 1986 I. Wedde Symmes Hole (1988) 75 Fuckin' hell Harry it's the cops! 1999 D. King Boxy an Star (2000) 122 O flipping hell Boxy we thought you was getting the pills. 2005 S. Amick Lake, River & Other Lake xxxii. 131 Hell, he'd power-rodded the guy's main line at least a dozen times and barely charged him the standard price. < as lemmas |
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