英语词汇“what's to”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(e) colloquial. what's to ——. In questions (frequently rhetorical) with a transitive verb in the infinitive.Cf. earlier more general predicative use of active infinitives, denoting the action of which the predicated noun is the object, at to 11a(c). Interrogative use of this construction has survived in what's to do? (see do v. Phrases 1a).

(i) Used rhetorically in negative questions, chiefly with verbs indicating approval, esp. in what's not to like?

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1949 E. Rosenberg Go fight City Hall x. 109 ‘You like him,’ Mrs. Bender states. ‘I like him,’ Mrs. Rivkin agrees. ‘What’s not to like?'

1965 N.Y. Times 28 Nov. x. 19/1 Her attitude toward her acting career is casual. ‘What's not to like?’ she asked. ‘Acting is my business.’

1994 Entertainm. Weekly 29 Apr. 51 We are so besotted with these four... Paul is especially cute... The songs are nice too... What's not to like?

1998 Entertainm. Weekly 30 Jan. 22/1 It's got everything a hip '90s-style one-hour comedy-drama should... So what's not to love? Apparently, a lot.

(ii) In positive questions: what is there to ——.

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1973 J. Tasca Tear along Dotted Line iii. 60 Stephanie. You don't understand, cynic. Judy. What's to understand?

1985 J. Sullivan Only Fools & Horses (1999) I. 4th Ser. Christmas Special 277/2 Abdul. My apologies, Chief Inspector—couldn't we discuss this in a civilised and gentlemanly manner? Slater. What's to discuss? I've got you bang to rights.

1998 S. O'Connell Angel Bird 203 ‘You'll have to tell me more than that.’‘What's to tell? We split up. End of story.’

2000 U.S. News & World Rep. 8 May 22/2 What's to lose? That's the argument being made by the Clinton administration, business interests, and economists who are urging Congress to grant China ‘permanent normal trade relations’.

单词	what's to
释义	> as lemmas what's to —— (e) colloquial. what's to ——. In questions (frequently rhetorical) with a transitive verb in the infinitive.Cf. earlier more general predicative use of active infinitives, denoting the action of which the predicated noun is the object, at to 11a(c). Interrogative use of this construction has survived in what's to do? (see do v. Phrases 1a). (i) Used rhetorically in negative questions, chiefly with verbs indicating approval, esp. in what's not to like? ΚΠ 1949 E. Rosenberg Go fight City Hall x. 109 ‘You like him,’ Mrs. Bender states. ‘I like him,’ Mrs. Rivkin agrees. ‘What’s not to like?' 1965 N.Y. Times 28 Nov. x. 19/1 Her attitude toward her acting career is casual. ‘What's not to like?’ she asked. ‘Acting is my business.’ 1994 Entertainm. Weekly 29 Apr. 51 We are so besotted with these four... Paul is especially cute... The songs are nice too... What's not to like? 1998 Entertainm. Weekly 30 Jan. 22/1 It's got everything a hip '90s-style one-hour comedy-drama should... So what's not to love? Apparently, a lot. (ii) In positive questions: what is there to ——. ΚΠ 1973 J. Tasca Tear along Dotted Line iii. 60 Stephanie. You don't understand, cynic. Judy. What's to understand? 1985 J. Sullivan Only Fools & Horses (1999) I. 4th Ser. Christmas Special 277/2 Abdul. My apologies, Chief Inspector—couldn't we discuss this in a civilised and gentlemanly manner? Slater. What's to discuss? I've got you bang to rights. 1998 S. O'Connell Angel Bird 203 ‘You'll have to tell me more than that.’‘What's to tell? We split up. End of story.’ 2000 U.S. News & World Rep. 8 May 22/2 What's to lose? That's the argument being made by the Clinton administration, business interests, and economists who are urging Congress to grant China ‘permanent normal trade relations’. extracted from whatpron.adv.int.adj.¹conj.n. < as lemmas
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