英语词汇“water under the bridge”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(b) water under the bridge (also over the dam, under the dyke, under the mill, etc.): used in various expressions referring to the passing of time, or (in later use) to suggest that past events have been forgotten or are not worth bringing up or discussing.Earliest in the form water has flowed under the bridge. [Compare French il passera bien de l'eau sous le pont, lit. ‘much water will pass under the bridge’ (1842 or earlier).]

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the world > time > relative time > the past > past [phrase] > water under the bridge

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water under the bridge (also over the dam, under the dyke, under the mill, etc.)1858

1858 J. Kavanagh Adèle II. xviii. 288 Ah! water has flowed under the bridge, as people say, since those days.

1870 V. Vaughan tr. ‘G. Sand’ Mauprat 39 You are not yet tall enough to reach the branch that will hold me; and before then—a good deal of water will flow under the bridge, perhaps, whose taste you don't yet know.

1904 Congregationalist & Christian World 1 Oct. 451/3 ‘Much water has gone under the bridge’ since the Pilgrims and Puritans left the mother Church.

1908 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 7 Jan. 6/3 The water has gone over the dam so far as Mr. Dillon and I are concerned and we are very good friends again.

1919 N.Y. Times 20 Dec. 2/7 All this is water over the dam. What has been done cannot be undone.

1922 Mag. Wall St. 19 Aug. 614/1 It is highly desirable for a rating to distinguish between past actualities—which are water under the bridge—and future prospects.

1940 Nation (N.Y.) 16 Mar. 364 Last year's results are water under the mill.

1964 E. F. Beckenbach Appl. Combinatorial Math. x. 292 But these fees are water under the bridge, for we have paid them and they will never be returned to us.

1969 ‘W. Haggard’ Doubtful Disciple xi. 116 ‘Where did he get it?’ ‘From Seyer, I think—we can't escape that. But that's water over the dam by now.’

1976 Glasgow Herald 26 Nov. 5/4 Does he look back in anger as a result of his wartime experiences? ‘Not now—perhaps a little to start with. But a lot of water has gone under the dyke since then.’

1977 J. Thomson Case Closed iii. 43 It's been quite a time since we last met. Water under the bridge, as they say.

2005 S. Booth One Last Breath xxvi. 391 Look, it's all water under the bridge, that. I don't want to talk about it.

单词	water under the bridge
释义	> as lemmas water under the bridge (also over the dam, under the dyke, under the mill, etc.) (b) water under the bridge (also over the dam, under the dyke, under the mill, etc.): used in various expressions referring to the passing of time, or (in later use) to suggest that past events have been forgotten or are not worth bringing up or discussing.Earliest in the form water has flowed under the bridge. [Compare French il passera bien de l'eau sous le pont, lit. ‘much water will pass under the bridge’ (1842 or earlier).] ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > past [phrase] > water under the bridge watereOE water under the bridge (also over the dam, under the dyke, under the mill, etc.)1858 1858 J. Kavanagh Adèle II. xviii. 288 Ah! water has flowed under the bridge, as people say, since those days. 1870 V. Vaughan tr. ‘G. Sand’ Mauprat 39 You are not yet tall enough to reach the branch that will hold me; and before then—a good deal of water will flow under the bridge, perhaps, whose taste you don't yet know. 1904 Congregationalist & Christian World 1 Oct. 451/3 ‘Much water has gone under the bridge’ since the Pilgrims and Puritans left the mother Church. 1908 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 7 Jan. 6/3 The water has gone over the dam so far as Mr. Dillon and I are concerned and we are very good friends again. 1919 N.Y. Times 20 Dec. 2/7 All this is water over the dam. What has been done cannot be undone. 1922 Mag. Wall St. 19 Aug. 614/1 It is highly desirable for a rating to distinguish between past actualities—which are water under the bridge—and future prospects. 1940 Nation (N.Y.) 16 Mar. 364 Last year's results are water under the mill. 1964 E. F. Beckenbach Appl. Combinatorial Math. x. 292 But these fees are water under the bridge, for we have paid them and they will never be returned to us. 1969 ‘W. Haggard’ Doubtful Disciple xi. 116 ‘Where did he get it?’ ‘From Seyer, I think—we can't escape that. But that's water over the dam by now.’ 1976 Glasgow Herald 26 Nov. 5/4 Does he look back in anger as a result of his wartime experiences? ‘Not now—perhaps a little to start with. But a lot of water has gone under the dyke since then.’ 1977 J. Thomson Case Closed iii. 43 It's been quite a time since we last met. Water under the bridge, as they say. 2005 S. Booth One Last Breath xxvi. 391 Look, it's all water under the bridge, that. I don't want to talk about it. extracted from watern. < as lemmas
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