单词 | ye gads! |
释义 | > as lemmasye gads! 3. ye gads!: used to express indignation, disbelief, or amazement, esp. in a consciously archaic or grandiose way. Cf. gads int. 1 and ye gods! at god n. and int. Phrases 4d. ΚΠ 1737 Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 632/1 Hark! the fierce soldier from within Exclaiming wild—ye Gads! no Gin? 1877 Daily Leader (Bloomington, Illinois) 19 Feb. Ye gads! Did you observe the jewelry? 1882 A. Woorster Random Rhymes 147 That old Texas broncho..—Ye gads! how he'd buck! 1940 N.Y. Amsterdam News 9 Mar. 21/1 Academy Award officials..were big enough to give the oscar..to two English actors who really deserved the honor—Ye gads, what's happening to Hollywood? 1952 L. A. Summerhays This Way to Christmas 19 Ye gads, I have never laid eyes upon an uglier face. 2015 Sunday Times (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 22 Mar. White men can't jump, but ye gads can they bat! < as lemmas |
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