| 单词 | up to high doh |
| 释义 | > as lemmasup to (also at) high doh high doh n. (a) a name used for the eighth note of the scale in the tonic sol-fa system, being an octave higher than doh (see doh n.); (b) Scottish and Irish English used figuratively (esp. in up to (also at) high doh and variants) to denote a state of extreme agitation or nervous excitement. ΚΠ 1869 W. S. Ross Syst. Elocution i. 14 It will..be an excellent practice to commence at high doh and read down the scale. 1923 School Music Rev. 15 Apr. 256/2 The class..notices the position of high Doh as compared with that of low Doh. 1943 C. M. Maclean Tharrus Three ix. 109 Jock certainly was at high Doh. 1947 Chambers's Jrnl. No. 17 269/1 Reuben P. was up to high doh with delight. 1988 J. C. Catford Pract. Introd. Phonetics (1994) viii. 166 With the starting doh at 700 Hz, the ‘high doh’..will have exactly twice the frequency, that is 1400 Hz. 1998 Irish Times 9 Mar. 6 The children have been at high-doh all week waiting for their daddy. 2005 C. Brookmyre All Fun & Games until Somebody loses Eye (2006) 154 Dad's up to high doh. < as lemmas |
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