英语词汇“the show must go on”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P4. Originally U.S. the show must go on: used to assert that a performance or (in extended use) an event, activity, etc., must carry on as planned regardless of difficulties or disruptions. Similarly the show will (should, etc.) go on.In quot. 1957 attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > [phrase] > continuing despite difficulty

the show must go on1862

1862 Indiana True Republican 12 June We think..that ‘the show will go on’, if David should not get a seat in Congress.

1870 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Democrat 8 Oct. We sympathize deeply. But the show must go on: The elephant goes round, goes round, The band begins to play, [etc.].

1889 Deseret Weekly (Salt Lake City, Utah Territory) 9 Nov. 640/2 The audience having gathered, the show must go on.

1941 E. Holding Speak of Devil xvii. 281 The hotel business is like the theatre. No matter what happens, the show must go on.

1957 ‘Gypsy Rose Lee’ Gypsy xxxiv. 309 Gertrude Lawrence, with a true show-must-go-on attitude had accepted my degree in absentia.

1978 R. Hill Pinch of Snuff i. 10 How'd she look at the end of the film? I've heard that the show must go on, but this is ridiculous.

1997 A. Taylor Lover of Grave (2003) vii. iii. 199 The life of the school must continue... Bernard had telephoned Sir Anthony and discreetly sounded him out on this; he, too, thought that the show should go on.

2011 N. Segaloff A. Penn xvi. 190 When two of them are killed, the others decide that the show must go on.

单词	the show must go on
释义	> as lemmas the show must go on P4. Originally U.S. the show must go on: used to assert that a performance or (in extended use) an event, activity, etc., must carry on as planned regardless of difficulties or disruptions. Similarly the show will (should, etc.) go on.In quot. 1957 attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [phrase] > continuing despite difficulty the show must go on1862 1862 Indiana True Republican 12 June We think..that ‘the show will go on’, if David should not get a seat in Congress. 1870 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Democrat 8 Oct. We sympathize deeply. But the show must go on: The elephant goes round, goes round, The band begins to play, [etc.]. 1889 Deseret Weekly (Salt Lake City, Utah Territory) 9 Nov. 640/2 The audience having gathered, the show must go on. 1941 E. Holding Speak of Devil xvii. 281 The hotel business is like the theatre. No matter what happens, the show must go on. 1957 ‘Gypsy Rose Lee’ Gypsy xxxiv. 309 Gertrude Lawrence, with a true show-must-go-on attitude had accepted my degree in absentia. 1978 R. Hill Pinch of Snuff i. 10 How'd she look at the end of the film? I've heard that the show must go on, but this is ridiculous. 1997 A. Taylor Lover of Grave (2003) vii. iii. 199 The life of the school must continue... Bernard had telephoned Sir Anthony and discreetly sounded him out on this; he, too, thought that the show should go on. 2011 N. Segaloff A. Penn xvi. 190 When two of them are killed, the others decide that the show must go on. extracted from shown.¹ < as lemmas
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