| 单词 | to have whiskers |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have whiskers d. to have whiskers and variants: (of news, a subject, etc.) to be no longer novel or fresh; similarly to grow whiskers. Also concr., of food: to become contaminated with mould. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [verb (intransitive)] > become old-fashioned > of news, a subject, etc. to have whiskers1935 the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > deteriorate in condition [verb (intransitive)] > become mouldy or musty vinnyOE moul?c1225 mould1530 foisty1572 hoar1573 milder1592 musty1631 to grow whiskers1977 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > corruption or putridness > become corrupt or putrid [verb (intransitive)] > become musty or mouldy vinnyOE moul?c1225 mould1530 must1530 foisty1572 hoar1573 musty1631 mildew1651 to grow whiskers1977 1935 D. L. Sayers Gaudy Night viii. 182 That old story... It's got whiskers on it—it's six years old. 1951 M. Kennedy Lucy Carmichael vii. i. 345 I am putting on Capek's R.U.R. But it has got whiskers. It was quite a novelty when it was first put on. 1959 Times 6 May 4/6 The subject is beginning to grow whiskers. 1977 D. Francis Risk vii. 78 The steak in the fridge had grown whiskers. 1977 D. O'Sullivan in D. Marcus Best Irish Short Stories II. 90 ‘Did I ever tell you the one about the Scotsman and the octopus?’.. ‘It has whiskers.’ < as lemmas |
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