单词 | achoo |
释义 | achoov. intransitive. To make the sound ‘achoo’; to sneeze.In quot. 1898 used in a parody of the soliloquy in Hamlet iii. i. 58-67. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > respiratory spasms > have respiratory spasm [verb (intransitive)] > sneeze neeze?c1335 fnesec1386 sneeze1493 achoo1898 1898 Chicago Daily News 8 Jan. 5/2 And by a-chooing end it—to sneeze, to snort—Ah, there's the grip. 1940 Chillicothe (Missouri) Constit. 12 Jan. 3/5 J. Roy Tucker..‘achooed’ so hard he broke a rib. a1963 S. Plath Ariel (1965) 54 Barely daring to breathe or achoo. 1980 Jet 5 June 42/1 Tricia has been achooing every 15 seconds for seven months. 2001 A. M. Schoen Kindred Spirits (2002) ii. ii. 108 Sometimes he achooed three times in a row, each more violently than the last. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). achooint.n.α. 1800s–1900s aitchoo, 1800s– achew, 1800s– achoo, 1800s– ahchew, 1900s ahschoo, 1900s ahshoo, 1900s– ahchoo, 1900s– atchoo, 2000s– aitshoo. β. 1900s achoos. Forms with o (or e) occurring three or more times are also attested. Also (in sense A.) with reduplication of the first syllable or the entire word. A. int. Representing the sound of a sneeze. Cf. atishoo int. and n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > respiratory spasms > respiratory spasm [interjection] > sneeze achoo1843 atishoo1878 1843 Lloyd's Penny Weekly Misc. 1 No. 42 671/2 ‘Leave off that sneezing, will you?’ ‘I really can't—a—chew.’ 1857 National Mag. 1 164/2 How to enjoy a cold. Ait-choo! 1887 Punch 29 Oct. 196/2 Achoo! Achoo! Oh! what shall I do? 1890 Oberlin Rev. Apr. 367/2 My nose it runs, my eyes do too; Oh dear! Ah choo! 1921 Daily Independent (Monessen, Pa.) 17 Aug. 3/2 Atchoo! Today the hay-fever symphony starts. 1940 Boys' Life Feb. 9/1 ‘No wonder—ah-chooooo!’ ‘What's the matter with you?’ Tommy inquired. ‘Hay makes me—ah—ah—ahCHOOOOO!’ 1986 S. Gray Sex & Death to Age 14 71 Ah, ah, ah, ahchew! Oh, Melanie look! I sneezed my brains out. 2007 D. MacGillivray Riding Thunder 340 ‘Excuse me.’ Achoo-achoo. ‘Sorry, I'm allergic to—’ Achoo achoo ‘—dust mites.’ B. n. An exclamation of ‘achoo’; a sneeze. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > respiratory spasms > [noun] > sneezing neezinga1382 sneezing1495 sternutation1540 sneeze1646 neeze1656 sternutament1677 snick-up1692 achoo1883 1883 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 21 July 12/6 A well-developed ‘achoos’. 1914 Clearfield (Pa.) Weekly Progress 4 Sept. 8/5 Seeking a short respite from their racking ‘ahchoos’.., several hundred members of the United States Hay Fever association gathered here today. 1940 Miami (Okla.) Daily News-Record 3 Sept. 5/5 The harmless-looking bottle contains ragweed pollen and, if opened, could cause an ‘acho—oo’ of considerable proportions. 1952 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 120/2 (advt.) When Dad lets go with a deafening ‘a-choo’. 1984 L. Rooke Bolt White Cloth 172 I kept hearing things. A footstep. The creak of a board. Once or twice I could swear I heard water running. A little ‘achoo!’ 2007 Prevention Apr. 38 (heading) The best traditional and natural remedies to ease your achoos. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1898int.n.1843 |
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