S.O.S.n.

/ˌɛsəʊˈɛs/

Forms: Also SOS.

Etymology: The letters s, o and s, chosen because easily transmitted in Morse code.

a. The international radio code-signal of extreme distress, used esp. by ships at sea.

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society > communication > indication > signalling > [noun] > signal > distress signal > by radio

S.O.S.1910

Mayday1975

1910 J. A. Fleming Princ. Electr. Wave Telegr. (ed. 2) 882 This signal, S,O,S, has superseded the Marconi Company's original high sea cry for help, which was C,Q,D.

1910 ‘W. Lawton’ Boy Aviators in Nicaragua 263 S.O.S. is now the wireless distress call.

1912 Rep. ‘Titanic’ Inq. 63/1 The Attorney-General explained that the signal C.Q.D. meant ‘Come quick, danger’, and that this had now been substituted for S.O.S. ‘Save our souls’.

1924 Mod. Wireless III. 310/3 The famous signal ‘SOS’ was adopted officially by the International Radio Telegraph Convention in July, 1908.

1930 ‘Sapper’ Finger of Fate 245 The S.O.S. had been picked up by three other boats... The last S.O.S. had broken off abruptly in the middle of the message.

1942 Electronic Engin. 15 36 On automatic sending it transmits S.O.S. three times followed by a long dash.

b. transferred. An urgent message or appeal for help.

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society > communication > indication > signalling > [noun] > signal > distress signal

S.O.S.1918

1918 Punch 13 Mar. 176 S.O.S. at Suburban Pictures. (In cases of emergency affecting any of the audience messages are sometimes thrown on the screen by the courtesy of the management.)

1931 E. F. Benson Mapp & Lucia iii. 80 There was nothing but helpful sunny cordiality in response to this S.O.S.

1965 D. Francis Odds Against xix. 235 You'd sent him to me as a sort of S.O.S.

2. As an abbreviation of various jocular phrases:

a. ‘same old story, stuff’, etc.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > identity > the same [phrase] > the same old thing

S.O.S.1918

1918 Sat. Evening Post 27 Apr. 62 ‘What have you got this morning, Thompson? SOS?’ ‘Yes sir,’ returned the striker. ‘Same old slum.’

1926 G. H. Maines & B. Grant Wise-crack Dict. 14/2 S.O.S., same old story.

1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren ix. 162 The possessors of young and healthy appetites are lyrical about their food. School dinners are ‘muck’, ‘pig swill’..‘S.O.S.’ (Same Old Slush).

1963 Amer. Speech 38 271 Haskell students do employ the standard American slang initials S.O.S.... Girls use them to mean ‘same old stuff’.

b. ‘shit on a shingle’: chipped beef on toast. U.S. Military slang.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > bread with spread or filling > [noun] > bread with meat or cheese

brencheese1665

thumb-piece1882

S.O.S.1963

1963 Amer. Speech 38 271 Haskell students do employ the standard American slang initials S.O.S.... Boys..refer more specifically to creamed beef on toast..and this abbreviation stands for either ‘same old shit’ or ‘shit on a shingle’.

1974 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 8 July 23/2 The troops still sometimes get S.O.S. for breakfast, whether they want it or not.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

S.O.S. signal n.

1917 ‘Sapper’ No Man's Land 71 A row of grey-painted rockets with a red top, which in case of emergency send up the coloured flares that give the S.O.S. signals to those behind.

1920 Sat. Rev. 3 July 3 Our hospitals are vainly sending out S.O.S. signals to save them from insolvency.

1927 H. A. Vachell Dew of Sea & Other Stories 257 He received a letter from the gentleman, regarded (and rightly) by the McCullough as an S.O.S. signal.

1929 C. H. Smith Bridge of Life iv. 83 When one gave an SOS signal all the rest came to his assistance.

S.O.S. call n.

1915 Daily Mail 10 May 4/5 The Marconi operators showed magnificent coolness in that hour of trial. They made the ‘S.O.S.’ call, and they had to make it quickly.

S.O.S. message n.

1938 Encycl. Brit. Bk. of Year 122/1 S.O.S. and police messages broadcast from all transmitters during the year reached a total of 1,213.

1978 J. Thomson Question of Identity vii. 70 I'd've heard if he was dead... They'd've put it on the radio; an S.O.S. message.

C2.

S.O.S. redouble n. Bridge (see quot. 1926²); also elliptical.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics > call > bidding > bid > double > redouble

redouble1906

S.O.S. redouble1926

1926 M. C. Work Auction Bridge Compl. x. 134 The No Trumper resorts to a recently invented signal of acute distress and makes the ‘S.O.S. Redouble’.

1926 M. C. Work Auction Bridge Compl. x. 498 S.O.S. (redouble), redouble made to indicate weakness rather than strength.

1939 N. de V. Hart Bridge Players' Bedside Bk. 135 If the strong opening No Trumps..is being played, a redouble by a player who has opened with One No-Trump is not an SOS.

1967 Bridge Players' Encycl. 470/2 In rare circumstances a player may redouble his partner's bid as an SOS instead of his own bid.

1977 C. H. Goren Bridge Compl. (ed. 3) 684 Redouble, a call that further increases the scoring value of tricks and penalties after an opposing double; sometimes also used as a request for partner to rescue (S.O.S. redouble).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

S.O.S.v.

Forms: Also SOS.

Etymology: < S.O.S. n.

1. intransitive.

a. To make an S.O.S. signal or signals.

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society > communication > indication > signalling > make signals [verb (intransitive)] > make distress signal

S.O.S.1918

1918 R. Kipling Land & Sea Tales (1923) 114 Then..this Baxter-man got busy with his wireless and SOS'ed like winkie.

1975 G. Howell In Vogue 75/1 We have been passing through the awkward age, when instead of conversing we ‘S.O.S.ed’ in monosyllabic slang.

b. Bridge. To execute an S.O.S. redouble.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > play bridge [verb (intransitive)] > actions or tactics > bid > types of bid

overbid1887

double1894

redouble1894

to go back1900

pre-empt1913

rebid1914

S.O.S.1926

overcall1927

cue-bid1932

psych1932

to sign off1932

reverse1939

sacrifice1952

to pass out1959

stop1959

underbid1974

under-call-

1926 M. C. Work Auction Bridge Compl. x. 135 In the event of a business pass, the No Trumper can S.O.S. if in need of help.

2. transitive. To send an urgent message requesting (someone) to do something.

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the mind > language > speech > request > request or ask for [verb (transitive)] > urge or importune

depressc1400

nurnc1400

pressc1440

labourc1450

instancea1513

instanta1513

importune1530

to lie at, upon1535

apply1559

urge1568

importunate1574

ply1581

to put on ——?a1600

flagitate1623

besiege1712

earwig1804

bone1856

tout1920

S.O.S.a1936

opportune1941

a1936 R. Kipling Something of Myself (1937) viii. 221 One of the Captains S.O.S.-ed me to give him ‘something to tell these somethinged tourists about it’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	sos
释义	S.O.S.n. /ˌɛsəʊˈɛs/ Forms: Also SOS. Etymology: The letters s, o and s, chosen because easily transmitted in Morse code. 1. a. The international radio code-signal of extreme distress, used esp. by ships at sea. ΘΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > [noun] > signal > distress signal > by radio S.O.S.1910 Mayday1975 1910 J. A. Fleming Princ. Electr. Wave Telegr. (ed. 2) 882 This signal, S,O,S, has superseded the Marconi Company's original high sea cry for help, which was C,Q,D. 1910 ‘W. Lawton’ Boy Aviators in Nicaragua 263 S.O.S. is now the wireless distress call. 1912 Rep. ‘Titanic’ Inq. 63/1 The Attorney-General explained that the signal C.Q.D. meant ‘Come quick, danger’, and that this had now been substituted for S.O.S. ‘Save our souls’. 1924 Mod. Wireless III. 310/3 The famous signal ‘SOS’ was adopted officially by the International Radio Telegraph Convention in July, 1908. 1930 ‘Sapper’ Finger of Fate 245 The S.O.S. had been picked up by three other boats... The last S.O.S. had broken off abruptly in the middle of the message. 1942 Electronic Engin. 15 36 On automatic sending it transmits S.O.S. three times followed by a long dash. b. transferred. An urgent message or appeal for help. ΘΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > [noun] > signal > distress signal S.O.S.1918 1918 Punch 13 Mar. 176 S.O.S. at Suburban Pictures. (In cases of emergency affecting any of the audience messages are sometimes thrown on the screen by the courtesy of the management.) 1931 E. F. Benson Mapp & Lucia iii. 80 There was nothing but helpful sunny cordiality in response to this S.O.S. 1965 D. Francis Odds Against xix. 235 You'd sent him to me as a sort of S.O.S. 2. As an abbreviation of various jocular phrases: a. ‘same old story, stuff’, etc. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > identity > the same [phrase] > the same old thing S.O.S.1918 1918 Sat. Evening Post 27 Apr. 62 ‘What have you got this morning, Thompson? SOS?’ ‘Yes sir,’ returned the striker. ‘Same old slum.’ 1926 G. H. Maines & B. Grant Wise-crack Dict. 14/2 S.O.S., same old story. 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren ix. 162 The possessors of young and healthy appetites are lyrical about their food. School dinners are ‘muck’, ‘pig swill’..‘S.O.S.’ (Same Old Slush). 1963 Amer. Speech 38 271 Haskell students do employ the standard American slang initials S.O.S.... Girls use them to mean ‘same old stuff’. b. ‘shit on a shingle’: chipped beef on toast. U.S. Military slang. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > bread with spread or filling > [noun] > bread with meat or cheese brencheese1665 thumb-piece1882 S.O.S.1963 1963 Amer. Speech 38 271 Haskell students do employ the standard American slang initials S.O.S.... Boys..refer more specifically to creamed beef on toast..and this abbreviation stands for either ‘same old shit’ or ‘shit on a shingle’. 1974 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 8 July 23/2 The troops still sometimes get S.O.S. for breakfast, whether they want it or not. Compounds C1. General attributive. S.O.S. signal n. Π 1917 ‘Sapper’ No Man's Land 71 A row of grey-painted rockets with a red top, which in case of emergency send up the coloured flares that give the S.O.S. signals to those behind. 1920 Sat. Rev. 3 July 3 Our hospitals are vainly sending out S.O.S. signals to save them from insolvency. 1927 H. A. Vachell Dew of Sea & Other Stories 257 He received a letter from the gentleman, regarded (and rightly) by the McCullough as an S.O.S. signal. 1929 C. H. Smith Bridge of Life iv. 83 When one gave an SOS signal all the rest came to his assistance. S.O.S. call n. Π 1915 Daily Mail 10 May 4/5 The Marconi operators showed magnificent coolness in that hour of trial. They made the ‘S.O.S.’ call, and they had to make it quickly. S.O.S. message n. Π 1938 Encycl. Brit. Bk. of Year 122/1 S.O.S. and police messages broadcast from all transmitters during the year reached a total of 1,213. 1978 J. Thomson Question of Identity vii. 70 I'd've heard if he was dead... They'd've put it on the radio; an S.O.S. message. C2. S.O.S. redouble n. Bridge (see quot. 1926²); also elliptical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics > call > bidding > bid > double > redouble redouble1906 S.O.S. redouble1926 1926 M. C. Work Auction Bridge Compl. x. 134 The No Trumper resorts to a recently invented signal of acute distress and makes the ‘S.O.S. Redouble’. 1926 M. C. Work Auction Bridge Compl. x. 498 S.O.S. (redouble), redouble made to indicate weakness rather than strength. 1939 N. de V. Hart Bridge Players' Bedside Bk. 135 If the strong opening No Trumps..is being played, a redouble by a player who has opened with One No-Trump is not an SOS. 1967 Bridge Players' Encycl. 470/2 In rare circumstances a player may redouble his partner's bid as an SOS instead of his own bid. 1977 C. H. Goren Bridge Compl. (ed. 3) 684 Redouble, a call that further increases the scoring value of tricks and penalties after an opposing double; sometimes also used as a request for partner to rescue (S.O.S. redouble). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022). S.O.S.v. Forms: Also SOS. Etymology: < S.O.S. n. 1. intransitive. a. To make an S.O.S. signal or signals. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > make signals [verb (intransitive)] > make distress signal S.O.S.1918 1918 R. Kipling Land & Sea Tales (1923) 114 Then..this Baxter-man got busy with his wireless and SOS'ed like winkie. 1975 G. Howell In Vogue 75/1 We have been passing through the awkward age, when instead of conversing we ‘S.O.S.ed’ in monosyllabic slang. b. Bridge. To execute an S.O.S. redouble. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > play bridge [verb (intransitive)] > actions or tactics > bid > types of bid overbid1887 double1894 redouble1894 to go back1900 pre-empt1913 rebid1914 S.O.S.1926 overcall1927 cue-bid1932 psych1932 to sign off1932 reverse1939 sacrifice1952 to pass out1959 stop1959 underbid1974 under-call- 1926 M. C. Work Auction Bridge Compl. x. 135 In the event of a business pass, the No Trumper can S.O.S. if in need of help. 2. transitive. To send an urgent message requesting (someone) to do something. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > request or ask for [verb (transitive)] > urge or importune depressc1400 nurnc1400 pressc1440 labourc1450 instancea1513 instanta1513 importune1530 to lie at, upon1535 apply1559 urge1568 importunate1574 ply1581 to put on ——?a1600 flagitate1623 besiege1712 earwig1804 bone1856 tout1920 S.O.S.a1936 opportune1941 a1936 R. Kipling Something of Myself (1937) viii. 221 One of the Captains S.O.S.-ed me to give him ‘something to tell these somethinged tourists about it’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1910v.1918
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