| 单词 | we have and we haven't |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswe have and we haven't d. colloquial. I have and I haven't: used (often somewhat evasively) as a reply to indicate that one has, or has done, something in some respects but not in others. Similarly we have and we haven't, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > truthfulness, veracity > speak truly [verb (intransitive)] > to some extent I have and I haven't1858 1858 A. Trollope Dr. Thorne II. xiv. 282 ‘Have you spoken to my niece about this, Sir Louis?’ ‘Well, I have, and yet I haven't; I haven't, and yet in a manner I have.’ 1910 J. Buchan Prester John vi. 108 ‘Had the man any news?’ I asked. ‘He had and he hadn't.’ 1967 ‘L. Bruce’ Death of Commuter v. 58 ‘You haven't got any suspicions about Mr. Parador's death, have you?’.. ‘Well, I have and I haven't.’ 1986 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Oct. ‘Well I have and I haven't,’ I said evasively. 2007 L. Harry Stranger In Burracombe xxii. 171 ‘So have you got any further with your wedding plans yet?’ Hilary enquired... ‘We have and we haven't.’ < as lemmas |
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