| 单词 | what the hell |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhat (also who, why, how, etc.) the (also in) hell d. what (also who, why, how, etc.) the (also in) hell: (as an intensifier) expressing incredulity, amazement, annoyance, etc. Cf. what-the-hell adj. ΚΠ 1785 Proc. Old Bailey 29 June 925/2 How the hell came you here, she said. 1800 C. Macpherson Mem. Life & Trav. 81 Why, boy! you are a d—d favourite with the women already; I don't know what the hell you'll be by and bye. 1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy II. ii. 55 What the hell are you making such a howling about? 1874 J. Miller Unwritten Hist.: Life amongst Modocs (new ed.) v. 78 What in hell are you doing here anyhow? 1902 R. H. Davis Capt. Macklin 295 ‘Then why in hell didn't you say so!’ he roared. 1925 New Yorker 22 Aug. 5/1 Where the hell is my comb? 1942 N. Coward Blithe Spirit i. ii. 42 Mrs. Bradman: Ought we to pick it up or leave it where it is? Dr. Bradman: How the hell do I know? 1958 Engineering 4 Apr. 425/1 Why the hell haven't we got a computer? 1968 Landfall 22 195 Why in hell didn't you get John to build it for you? 1999 B. Zephaniah Face (2003) 184 Who the hell wants my face in the paper? I'm ugly. what the hell i. what the hell: ‘it doesn't matter’, ‘who cares’; ‘so what?’ Cf. what-the-hell adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > be of no importance [phrase] forcec1330 no wardc1330 no strength1340 no forcec1369 no mattera1466 what force?a1513 no skill1575 what matter?1678 the game (play, etc.) is not worth the candlea1699 nix my dolly1795 what the hell1872 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch II. iii. xxiii. 21 But, what the hell! the horse was a penny trumpet to that roarer of yours. 1975 S. Selvon Moses Ascending 128 ‘Perhaps we can spring a little surprise party for them?’ It sounded like gilding the lily, but what the hell. < as lemmas |
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