英语词汇“the only game in town”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P18. the only (also best, hottest, etc.) game in town: the best or only available person or thing of a particular type; the only one worth considering.Originally in or with allusion to a popular story of a man so addicted to gambling that he takes part in a game of chance, despite knowing it to be rigged or fraudulent, because it is the only game available: see quots. 1901 and 1938.

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1901 A. H. Lewis Road Agents in Washington Post 22 Dec. 39/3 ‘Of course, I knows the game is crooked,’ says Peg-laig... ‘[But] this yere is the only game in town.’

1938 Joplin (Missouri) Globe 8 Jan. 12/6 ‘I am worried—just now Noel is the only young man on her horizon—’. ‘The only game in town,’ Lillian murmured... ‘[Like] the man who was asked why he played at a gambling place when he knew the wheel was "fixed"... “Hell!” he answered, “but it's the only game in town”.’

1962 Pop. Mech. Mar. 98/1 Rambler Classic is about the same length as most compacts... Rambler is no longer the only game in town, so its ‘compactness’ isn't unique.

1976 Change 8 29/2 The new conformists, perhaps soon to be our new professional class, have chosen relativism as the best game in town.

1983 R. C. Gray in I. Bellany & C. D. Blacker Antiballistic Missile Def. 1980s 29 High officials in the Department of Defense recently called the Army BMD [sc. ballistic missile defense] program ‘the hottest game in town’.

1990 J. Eberts & T. Ilott My Indecision is Final ii. 22 I chose development because it was different—I would in effect be the only game in town.

2012 Australian (Nexis) 8 Oct. 19 Australia needs to move quickly..and not remain fixated on China as the only game in town.

单词	the only game in town
释义	> as lemmas the only (also best, hottest, etc.) game in town P18. the only (also best, hottest, etc.) game in town: the best or only available person or thing of a particular type; the only one worth considering.Originally in or with allusion to a popular story of a man so addicted to gambling that he takes part in a game of chance, despite knowing it to be rigged or fraudulent, because it is the only game available: see quots. 1901 and 1938. ΚΠ 1901 A. H. Lewis Road Agents in Washington Post 22 Dec. 39/3 ‘Of course, I knows the game is crooked,’ says Peg-laig... ‘[But] this yere is the only game in town.’ 1938 Joplin (Missouri) Globe 8 Jan. 12/6 ‘I am worried—just now Noel is the only young man on her horizon—’. ‘The only game in town,’ Lillian murmured... ‘[Like] the man who was asked why he played at a gambling place when he knew the wheel was "fixed"... “Hell!” he answered, “but it's the only game in town”.’ 1962 Pop. Mech. Mar. 98/1 Rambler Classic is about the same length as most compacts... Rambler is no longer the only game in town, so its ‘compactness’ isn't unique. 1976 Change 8 29/2 The new conformists, perhaps soon to be our new professional class, have chosen relativism as the best game in town. 1983 R. C. Gray in I. Bellany & C. D. Blacker Antiballistic Missile Def. 1980s 29 High officials in the Department of Defense recently called the Army BMD [sc. ballistic missile defense] program ‘the hottest game in town’. 1990 J. Eberts & T. Ilott My Indecision is Final ii. 22 I chose development because it was different—I would in effect be the only game in town. 2012 Australian (Nexis) 8 Oct. 19 Australia needs to move quickly..and not remain fixated on China as the only game in town. extracted from gamen. < as lemmas
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