| 单词 | that is what it is all about |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthat is what it is all about c. to be (all) about: (a) to have as subject matter, to be concerned with; (b) to consist of essentially, to have as point or purpose; that is what it is all about: that is the reality of a particular situation or of life in general; (c) to be principally concerned with; to be in favour of or fond of. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > be occupied with a topic [verb (intransitive)] to be abouta1400 to run on ——a1400 to run upon ——c1443 to speak unto ——1639 to roll upon ——1702 to roll on ——1763 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or backing > support, side with, or back [verb (transitive)] werea1300 to be abouta1400 support?a1439 to go with ——a1475 outbear1530 follow1548 subscribe1560 second1596 suffrage1614 to wait on ——1639 subjoin1810 suffrage1838 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 7080 And al þe enchesun of þis strijf, was about [Vesp. for] rauysching of a wijf. 1523 Queen Margaret of Scotl. in M. A. E. Wood Lett. Royal & Illustrious Ladies (1846) I. 301 The cause of this is about the benefices, for the governor hath named them to sundry persons, but he..holdeth them in his hands. 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 935 The greatest..difference that fell out betwene them, was about the outlawing of Cicero. 1608 R. West Wits A.B.C. B3v And yet the cause as Fame the newes doth bring, Is all about a very little thing. 1676 E. Stillingfleet & Bp. G. Burnet Relation Conf. Relig. 82 That whole dispute, as he represents it, was all about Inferences and Deductions from Scripture. 1724 D. Defoe Fortunate Mistress 343 She..singl'd out my Friend the Quaker, and chatted with her on several things; but I observ'd too, that it was all about indifferent Matters. 1764 A. Murphy What we must all come To ii. 37 What do you think it was all about—ha! ha!—the whole secret is come out, ha! ha!—It was all about a game of cards—ha! ha! 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxxvii. 361 Mrs. Nickleby had entertained Smike with a genealogical account of her family by the mother's side..and Smike had sat wondering what it was all about. 1895 W. Carleton Rhymes of our Planet 55 I could see her mind revolving in the realms of faith and doubt; And the problem she was solving, what this world is all about. 1937 P. Tomlin Love Bug will bite You (song) 2 That's what love is all about. 1962 Listener 20 Dec. 1046/2 This immense transition—from being a slave to being a friend—is what Christianity is all about. 1980 ‘Sugarhill Gang’ 8th Wonder (song) Ya see I'm all about makin that cold cold cash. 1984 A. Brookner Hotel du Lac 166 They like the feeling that they have had to fight other men for possession. That is what it is all about, really. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 Aug. d6/4 This hotel is about eccentricity and the unorthodox. < as lemmas |
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