| 单词 | wouldn't you like to know? |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswouldn't you like to know? c. colloquial. wouldn't you like to know?: said teasingly in response to a question, esp. as an indication that the speaker may not give an answer; similarly wouldn't he like to know?, etc. ΚΠ 1860 M. C. Harris Rutledge xxii. 289 ‘What did he say, pray?’ ‘Wouldn't you like to know!’ she cried, in her teasing, school-girl fashion. 1891 C. O'Brien Lover & Half ii, in Possible Plays for Private Players 10 Clem. Anglice? Alg. Wouldn't you like to know? 1941 I. Baird He rides Sky 123 The old crumpet fires off a lot of bilge like..‘What do you do in your spare time?’ (wouldn't he like to know?)... And so on and on. 1963 M. Borrelli Street Lamp & Stars xiv. 127 ‘And what did you do, Naso Stuorto?’ ‘Wouldn't you like to know.’ ‘I can guess.’ 2003 L. F. Stolarz Blue is for Nightmares (2004) vii. 48 ‘Where were you tonight, anyway?’ I ask. ‘Wouldn't you like to know? You saw me leave the cafeteria with Donovan.’ < as lemmas |
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