| 单词 | to give a show |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give (a person) a show b. Originally U.S.; later chiefly Australian and New Zealand. A chance of success; an opportunity for doing something. Also as a mass noun: chance, opportunity. Esp. in to give (a person) a show, to have a (also no) show and variants. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > an opportunity > [noun] chance1297 occasiona1382 leisurec1386 opportunitya1387 advantage1487 portunity1516 in the nick1565 mean1592 vantage?1592 occasionet1593 overture1610 hinta1616 largeness1625 convenience1679 tid1721 opening1752 offer1831 slant1837 show1842 showing1852 show-up1883 window of opportunity1942 op1978 1842 Spirit of Times 9 Apr. 67/1 So far as the two fillies were concerned they had ‘no show for the money’; ‘the Hum-bird’ was already in difficulty and getting no better very fast, while Liz seemed to have got enough. 1864 ‘M. Twain’ in B. Harte & ‘M. Twain’ Sketches of Sixties (1926) iv. 141 Give him another show. 1866 H. W. Harper Lett. from N.Z. (1914) 102 There was a general response: ‘We'll be there, and give you a show’, a bit of diggers' slang, which I found meant—‘Here's your chance, can you use it?’ 1914 ‘B. M. Bower’ Flying U Ranch 188 Our only show is to stop with our toes on the right side of the dead line. 1960 N. Hilliard Maori Girl 238 Was there any show of his busting out of it? None that he could see. 2010 Morning Bull. (Rockhampton, Queensland) (Nexis) 6 Feb. 89 Ces Ringuet also has a show in this race with his nomination Team Onyx. < as lemmas |
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