英语词汇“to be all work and no play”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and variants: incessant work without rest or relaxation is detrimental to one's personal life and general well-being; working all the time can make one boring. Hence also (of a person, way of life, etc.) to be all work and no play.

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1659 J. Howell Prov. Eng. Toung 12/2 in Lex. Tetraglotton (1660) All work and no play, makes Iack a dull boy.

?1760 H. Dixon Moral Ess. 43 All Work, and no Play, makes Jack a dull Boy. That is, makes Business a Burthen too heavy and insupportable for human Nature to bear.

1770 Ess. Trade & Commerce 33 They forget the vulgar adage, all work and no play.

1825 M. Edgeworth Harry & Lucy Concluded II. 155 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, All play and no work makes Jack a mere toy.

1867 Detroit Free Press 6 Jan. 3/1 With them it is all work and no play.

1880 Pop. Sci. Monthly Feb. 472 All work and no play makes the peasant a dull fellow, and the little education he gets does not help him much.

1929 Rotarian Mar. 30/1 All work and no play makes even an Abraham Lincoln a sick boy.

1967 Black Belt Sept. 15/2 (caption) All work and no play is not for Joe, shown taking a break.

1995 Denver Post 21 Mar. e1 Don't think Baxter is all work and no play. She loves to watch Monday Night Football and jam to the latest sounds from Big Head Todd and the Monsters or Counting Crows.

2011 A. Emery Death at Christy Burke's v. 99 You know what they say. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

单词	to be all work and no play
释义	> as lemmas to be all work and no play c. all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and variants: incessant work without rest or relaxation is detrimental to one's personal life and general well-being; working all the time can make one boring. Hence also (of a person, way of life, etc.) to be all work and no play. ΚΠ 1659 J. Howell Prov. Eng. Toung 12/2 in Lex. Tetraglotton (1660) All work and no play, makes Iack a dull boy. ?1760 H. Dixon Moral Ess. 43 All Work, and no Play, makes Jack a dull Boy. That is, makes Business a Burthen too heavy and insupportable for human Nature to bear. 1770 Ess. Trade & Commerce 33 They forget the vulgar adage, all work and no play. 1825 M. Edgeworth Harry & Lucy Concluded II. 155 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, All play and no work makes Jack a mere toy. 1867 Detroit Free Press 6 Jan. 3/1 With them it is all work and no play. 1880 Pop. Sci. Monthly Feb. 472 All work and no play makes the peasant a dull fellow, and the little education he gets does not help him much. 1929 Rotarian Mar. 30/1 All work and no play makes even an Abraham Lincoln a sick boy. 1967 Black Belt Sept. 15/2 (caption) All work and no play is not for Joe, shown taking a break. 1995 Denver Post 21 Mar. e1 Don't think Baxter is all work and no play. She loves to watch Monday Night Football and jam to the latest sounds from Big Head Todd and the Monsters or Counting Crows. 2011 A. Emery Death at Christy Burke's v. 99 You know what they say. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. extracted from workn. < as lemmas
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