英语词汇“what gives with ?”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

> as lemmas

what gives with (someone or something)?

f. what gives?: what is happening? (frequently as a question or merely as a form of greeting); so what gives with (someone or something)? = what is happening to?; what is (he, etc.) doing? (Cf. German was gibt's?) colloquial (originally U.S.).

ΚΠ

1940 J. O'Hara Pal Joey 133 What gives, I asked her.

1952 S. Kauffmann Philanderer (1953) iv. 56 ‘What gives?’ ‘I don't know, he didn't tell me,’ said Rose.

1953 F. Robb Sea Hunters vi. 80 George, whistle those lubbers again and ask them what gives.

1963 J. N. Harris Weird World Wes Beattie (1964) viii. 101 What gives with this cottage anyway?

1969 Private Eye 28 Mar. 14 What gives with this sheilah?

extracted from givev.

as lemmas

单词	what gives with ?
释义	> as lemmas what gives with (someone or something)? f. what gives?: what is happening? (frequently as a question or merely as a form of greeting); so what gives with (someone or something)? = what is happening to?; what is (he, etc.) doing? (Cf. German was gibt's?) colloquial (originally U.S.). ΚΠ 1940 J. O'Hara Pal Joey 133 What gives, I asked her. 1952 S. Kauffmann Philanderer (1953) iv. 56 ‘What gives?’ ‘I don't know, he didn't tell me,’ said Rose. 1953 F. Robb Sea Hunters vi. 80 George, whistle those lubbers again and ask them what gives. 1963 J. N. Harris Weird World Wes Beattie (1964) viii. 101 What gives with this cottage anyway? 1969 Private Eye 28 Mar. 14 What gives with this sheilah? extracted from givev. < as lemmas
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