| 单词 | to crack wise |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto crack wise colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). to crack wise: †(a) to speak wisely or cleverly (obsolete); (b) to utter a witticism or clever remark, esp. at another's expense; to make a wisecrack; cf. wisecrack n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > utter a quip [verb (intransitive)] to crack wisea1774 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > sarcasm > be sarcastic [verb (intransitive)] quip1542 slent1567 quib1580 to crack wisea1774 to wise off1943 wisecrack1946 a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1956) II. 154 The eidant muse begins to crack wise, An' ne'er cry dule. 1910 Nevada State Jrnl. 10 Nov. 4/3 The person that watches you go though a card trick and then cracks wise and exposes you at the end. 1946 M. Mezzrow & B. Wolfe Really Blues v. 59 He was all hopped up, cracking wise, acting big. 1975 W. Kennedy Legs 63 Jack Diamond was always cracking wise about the guineas and nobody is going to say that Joe Vignola is a yellow-bellied guinea. 2000 W. Self How Dead Live (2001) iv. 95 Now every little Cockney punk you meet cracks wise, kvetches, shmoozes and cheats. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。