| 单词 | what's with |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhat's with —— (f) colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). what's with ——: what is the reason for ——; what's the matter with ——, what has happened to ——. ΚΠ 1938 Washington Post 27 Jan. 9/1 I'm strictly all right, friend, but what's with that drummer of yours? 1940 J. O'Hara Pal Joey 125 Nick what's with the free food? Explain. 1962 E. Linington Extra Kill viii. 122 He says..‘What's with Whalen?’ When he hears Whalen's out, he gets mad. 1969 ‘V. Packer’ Don't rely on Gemini (1970) viii. 62 ‘What's with you and these long baths?’ Archie asked. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 24 Jan. 1/1 But it's not easy, because an interloper keeps asking depressing questions—such as: How do you feel about the state of the country? What's with the economy? 1978 K. Amis Jake's Thing xv. 158 What's with Jake is that he can't get it up any more, and what's with Brenda is she thinks it's her fault for having gotten middle-aged and fat. 1986 T. Clancy Red Storm Rising (1988) iii. 47 What's with the tile on your deck? I never heard of rubber decks on a ship. 2005 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 31 Dec. 5 I..will defend secularism to the end and detest fundamentalists..but what's with all the rabid anti-Christianity this year? < as lemmas |
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