| 单词 | woman to woman |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswoman to woman woman to woman adj. and adv. (a) adj. (esp. of communication) that is open and honest between two women; (b) adv. in a manner that is characterized by open and honest communication between women. Π 1852 Harper's Mag Apr. 678/2 [She] paid her first respects to the wife;..her manner implied respect—but it was more kind, simple and cordial..; as the sage..had said..‘it was Woman to Woman’. 1902 R. Hughes Whirlwind iv. ii. 261 Lucy wept with her, woman to woman. It was the first whole-souled, heart-emptying cry Lucy had had. 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. iii. v. 586 ‘I should think you have news,’ said Susie, smiling and being tremendously woman-to-woman. 1935 E. Bowen House in Paris ii. iii. 114 Her round slate-blue eyes rolled in a woman-to-woman way. 1982 H. Innes Black Tide v. iii. 272 If I told her, woman-to-woman, the sort of person Karen was... Perhaps she'd understand then. 2005 Sun (Nexis) 3 Oct. Invite your neighbour in for a cup of tea. You know she feels guilty and a woman-to woman chat may ease the tension. < as lemmas |
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