| 单词 | to butt in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto butt in to butt in colloquial (originally U.S.). extracted from buttv.1 1. intransitive. To insert oneself into a situation, affair, discussion, etc., uninvited, esp. when one's presence is unwelcome; to interrupt or intrude on a conversation or activity. Also with on. Cf. butt-in n. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come in [verb (intransitive)] > in unwelcome or unwarranted manner pressc1390 poach?1536 shovel1540 encroach1555 intrude1573 obtrude1579 wedge1631 interlope1775 to butt in1899 to wade in1905 horn1912 muscle1928 chisel1936 the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > acting in another's business or intervention > act in another's business or intervene [verb (intransitive)] > intrude or interfere chop1535 shovel1540 to put (also stick, shove, etc.) one's oar in1542 intrude1573 to put in one's spoke1580 to put forward1816 neb1889 to butt in1899 to butt into ——1900 horn1912 muscle1928 chisel1936 1899 Evening News (Jeffersonville, Indiana) 3 Feb. 1/6 While the Elks proper received distinguished consideration ‘Col. Goat’ from Jeffersonville ‘butted in’ and was one of the warmest members. 1899 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 28 Dec. 5/2 To get out and hustle for the election seems to me, to use a slang phrase, like ‘butting in’ and I would be the last man to do that. 1904 Philadelphia Evening Tel. 8 June 8 To the victors belong the spoils, and not to those who butted in when the smoke of the battle had cleared away. 1920 R. Macaulay Potterism iv. i. §2 I've not gone there or written, or anything yet, because I didn't want to butt in. 1957 E. Eager Magic by Lake 65 ‘I'm sorry,’ he said, ‘butting in like this, but I've got to tell you something.’ 2013 M. Zailckas Mother, Mother (2014) 268 It was his mom's rule that children didn't butt in on adult conversation. 2. intransitive. To take a place in a queue in front of people who are already there. Cf. sense 5. ΚΠ 1914 Lit. Digest 21 Feb. 397/2 From all over the room came cries of ‘Me!’ ‘Next!’ ‘Git out-a me way!’ and ‘I'll punch yer if yer butt in ahead o' me.’ 1921 Daily Tel. (Bluefield, W. Virginia) 16 Aug. 6/4 A man ‘butted in’ at a waiting line before the railroad ticket window at New York, and the men who were in a hurry glowered. 1972 D. Wiltse Suggs i. 30 Yeah, shit, I'll let her stay in front of me. I hate people who butt in. 2011 K. West et al. 50 Things every Young Lady should Know iii. 9 People waiting in line can be very protective of their spots but will be happy to step back if they know your intention is not to butt in. < as lemmas |
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