英语词汇“what planet is —— on?”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. In figurative contexts, indicating detachment from ordinary existence. Esp. in phrases, as another planet, a different planet, etc., and in rhetorical questions ( what planet is —— on?). Also prefixed to a noun designating a particular state or sphere distant from ordinary life (colloquial (humorous)). to be on another (also different) planet and variants: to be out of touch with reality; (also) to be far superior to.

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1788 M. Wollstonecraft Mary i. 4 What sort of a planet would have been proper for her, when she left her material part in this world, let metaphysicians settle.

1824 I. Washington Tales of Traveller II. 93 This was, indeed, novelty to me. It was a peep into another planet. I gazed and listened with intense curiosity and enjoyment.

a1839 J. Smith Comic Misc. (1840) 142 When I named Paine, and his set of Quadrilles, (I wonder what planet some people come from,) The poor ignoramusses thought I meant Tom.

1902 H. James Let. 18 Oct. (1984) IV. ii. 244 Madrid is another planet.

1940 R. Wright Native Son iii. 353 Bigger could tell..that Max..had no suspicion of what he wanted, of what he was trying to say. Max was upon another planet.

1977 New Mus. Express (Electronic ed.) 29 Oct. There were things going on elsewhere that were less than savoury in the eyes of middle earth (the global silent majority, not Planet Hobbit, although, maybe, in the end, they ain't so far apart, dig?).

1988 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 5 July b3 What planet is this guy living on?

1992 Harper's Mag. May 35/2 The typical aspiring poet one tends to meet in post-Reagan America..is a wiener from Planet Mall, someone who should be teaching junior-high civics or merchandising wholesale linoleum.

1993 I. Welsh Trainspotting 274 Mark isnae a junky, he jist uses sometimes.—Aye sure. What fuckin planet are you oan Kelly?

1994 Guardian 19 Sept. ii. 5/4 Her albums, unmemorable in the extreme, sell millions to an audience confused by the ongoing hyperfragmentation of Planet Pop.

1996 Farmers Weekly 22 Nov. 104/2 Nissan's new, downsized and emission friendly indirect-injection six is simply on a different planet for noise and vibration.

2003 Independent on Sunday 2 Feb. (Life Etc. section) 4/3 Not everyone was on planet bliss.

2004 Home News Tribune (New Brunswick, New Jersey) (Nexis) 2 May d5 The characters are pretty one-dimensional..Rachel's always been pretty, Monica's always been anal, Phoebe's always been on another planet.

2004 Scunthorpe Evening Tel. (Nexis) 17 Sept. 17 They [sc. the police] say crime is coming down—what planet are they on? Crime is coming down because people have given up reporting crime.

单词	what planet is —— on?
释义	> as lemmas what planet is —— on? b. In figurative contexts, indicating detachment from ordinary existence. Esp. in phrases, as another planet, a different planet, etc., and in rhetorical questions ( what planet is —— on?). Also prefixed to a noun designating a particular state or sphere distant from ordinary life (colloquial (humorous)). to be on another (also different) planet and variants: to be out of touch with reality; (also) to be far superior to. ΚΠ 1788 M. Wollstonecraft Mary i. 4 What sort of a planet would have been proper for her, when she left her material part in this world, let metaphysicians settle. 1824 I. Washington Tales of Traveller II. 93 This was, indeed, novelty to me. It was a peep into another planet. I gazed and listened with intense curiosity and enjoyment. a1839 J. Smith Comic Misc. (1840) 142 When I named Paine, and his set of Quadrilles, (I wonder what planet some people come from,) The poor ignoramusses thought I meant Tom. 1902 H. James Let. 18 Oct. (1984) IV. ii. 244 Madrid is another planet. 1940 R. Wright Native Son iii. 353 Bigger could tell..that Max..had no suspicion of what he wanted, of what he was trying to say. Max was upon another planet. 1977 New Mus. Express (Electronic ed.) 29 Oct. There were things going on elsewhere that were less than savoury in the eyes of middle earth (the global silent majority, not Planet Hobbit, although, maybe, in the end, they ain't so far apart, dig?). 1988 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 5 July b3 What planet is this guy living on? 1992 Harper's Mag. May 35/2 The typical aspiring poet one tends to meet in post-Reagan America..is a wiener from Planet Mall, someone who should be teaching junior-high civics or merchandising wholesale linoleum. 1993 I. Welsh Trainspotting 274 Mark isnae a junky, he jist uses sometimes.—Aye sure. What fuckin planet are you oan Kelly? 1994 Guardian 19 Sept. ii. 5/4 Her albums, unmemorable in the extreme, sell millions to an audience confused by the ongoing hyperfragmentation of Planet Pop. 1996 Farmers Weekly 22 Nov. 104/2 Nissan's new, downsized and emission friendly indirect-injection six is simply on a different planet for noise and vibration. 2003 Independent on Sunday 2 Feb. (Life Etc. section) 4/3 Not everyone was on planet bliss. 2004 Home News Tribune (New Brunswick, New Jersey) (Nexis) 2 May d5 The characters are pretty one-dimensional..Rachel's always been pretty, Monica's always been anal, Phoebe's always been on another planet. 2004 Scunthorpe Evening Tel. (Nexis) 17 Sept. 17 They [sc. the police] say crime is coming down—what planet are they on? Crime is coming down because people have given up reporting crime. extracted from planetn. < as lemmas
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