| 单词 | whistling in the dark |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhistling in the dark d. In figurative phrase whistling in the dark: see whistle v. 9b. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > making bold appearance > [noun] > making pretence of bravery whistling in the dark1939 1939 Time 18 Dec. 21/3 Since precious little German trade can be sailed, submarined or flown overseas, writing about ‘new possibilities’..sounded like official whistling in the dark. 1968 J. M. White Nightclimber xix. 132 He, like me, hated and feared being carried in this ship, for all his whistling in the dark. 1977 Listener 10 Feb. 169/3 Lenin and his wife..were not above a little whistling in the dark to keep up their spirits. < as lemmas |
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