单词 | you are welcome |
释义 | > as lemmasyou are (or you're) welcome d. you are (or you're) welcome: a polite formula used in response to an expression of thanks. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > gratitude > expressions of thanks [phrase] > dismissal of thanks (it is) my pleasure1950 think nothing of it1950 you are (or you're) welcome1960 1907 W. W. Jacobs Short Cruises ii. 34 ‘Thank you,’ said the girl, with a pleasant smile. ‘You're quite welcome,’ said the skipper.] 1960 Times 14 Sept. 12/7 The coloured lift attendant in South Carolina who had that attractive way of saying, almost singing, ‘You're welcome’ whenever we thanked her. 1977 P. Dickinson Walking Dead i. iv. 55 ‘Thanks,’ said Foxe..‘You're welcome,’ said Dreiser. 1980 A. E. Fisher Midnight Men viii. 93 He dialled Directory Enquiries and asked the girl if she had a number. She gave him one and told him he was welcome. you are welcome (to something) e. you are welcome (to something): said ironically of something one is glad to be without. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > [phrase] > you are welcome (to something) you are welcome (to something)1937 1937 A. Thirkell Summer Half i. 10 ‘Fine Old English Gentlemen,’ said the applicant enthusiastically. ‘You are welcome to him.’ 1969 J. N. Smith Is he Dead, Miss ffinch? xviii. 118 My Uncle Len and Aunty Marge live there in a caravan. (They're welcome.) < as lemmas |
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