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单词 bejesus
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Definition of bejesus in English:

bejesus

(also bejeezus)
exclamation bɪˈdʒiːzəsbəˈjēzəs
Irish informal
  • Used to express surprise or for emphasis.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He's off to the top of Cologne Cathedral, where the bejesus - and, hopefully, the fear - will be scared out of him.
    • It frightens the bejesus out of the very people it's supposed to protect and does nothing, evidenced by the continued attacks around the world.
    • What scared/impressed or shocked the bejeezus out of you?
    • It frightened the bejesus out of me, I'll tell you.
    • I was vaguely aware of a crowd of people all around me who had been ejected less dramatically, but I put my full attention to leaping up and kicking the bejeezus over and over out of that door.
    • Though, if he was so regretful he'd tell me what in good bejesus was going on!
    • I hope they promote the bejeezus out of it come nomination time.
    • Like father, like son, they'll say, and bejesus, McCourt senior could put them away.
    • They then proceed to blow the living bejesus out of themselves by returning to the blue paper of unexploded fireworks when they should still be retiring.
    • Scared the bejesus out of the poor kitten - the cat stayed behind the dishwasher for almost 45 minutes.
    • And after mopping uselessly at the scalding coffee that I'd inadvertently spat on my arm I sat back down to figure out how the bejesus I'd picked up the extra million or so visitors.
    • Dinners and dancing are all very well, but you know you're in a real relationship when you find yourself bugging the bejesus out of each other, and liking it.
    • This just in: you can now buy a ball that can observe, attack, and generally scare the living bejeezus out of people.
    • It must have been 1967 when I first had the bejesus scared out of me by this tale - and then learned the strange attraction of re-exposing oneself to this waking nightmare.
    • I'll miss your uncanny ability to find a new way to annoy the living bejeezus out of me every week.
    • Like small children playing a game of ghost, they've succeeded only in frightening the bejesus out of each other.
    • There was one scene however which scared the bejesus outta everyone.
    • Which will require taxing the bejesus out of them.
    • I dunno why, but they totally freak the bejesus outta me.
    • And what the sweet bejesus do you want people to do in a waiting room surrounded by decay and misery instead of read books?

Phrases

  • beat the bejesus out of

    • informal Hit (someone) very hard or for a long time.

      they caught the two and started beating the bejesus out of them
      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘Whenever people see a mascot, they can't help beating the bejesus out of it,’ Rolling Stone relates.
      • If you don't enjoy watching grown men beating the bejesus out of each other, forget it.
      • The Dentons weren't happy to just beat the bejesus out of us, they went to the city council to complain.
      • Sadly, while you'll succeed in beating the bejeezus out of Ash repeatedly, he will ultimately wipe you from existence.
      • We just wanted to see what she was going to do next, as if there really was the chance that she and Nancy would beat the bejesus out of each other in the middle of the ice.
  • scare the bejesus out of

    • informal Frighten (someone) very much.

      I look at what she does and it scares the bejesus out of me
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I slept in a dark alley once… it scared the bejesus out of me.
      • Probably would have scared the bejeezus out of me, too, if I didn't know it was coming.
      • ‘This whole thing scared the bejesus out of them,’ Sutfin said.
      • You play it at home with the lights off, and it scares the bejesus out of you.
      • And then the car came out of nowhere and scared the bejesus out of me and I fell.
      • One incident scared the living bejesus out of us when one engine began to quit.
      • All those insects crawling all over me would scare the bejesus out of me.
      • Suddenly, the bell rang, scaring the bejesus out of me.
      • I think Aunt Millie scared the bejesus out of them too.
      • We will stop scaring the bejeezus out of everyone.
      Synonyms
      scare, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, shock, chill, appal, agitate, panic, throw into panic, fluster, ruffle, shake, disturb, disconcert, unnerve, unman, intimidate, terrorize, cow, daunt, dismay
 
 

Definition of bejesus in US English:

bejesus

(also bejeezus)
exclamationbəˈjēzəs
Irish informal
  • An exclamation traditionally attributed to the Irish, used to express surprise or for emphasis.

    they were forty minutes late, cocky as bejesus
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Which will require taxing the bejesus out of them.
    • I hope they promote the bejeezus out of it come nomination time.
    • Scared the bejesus out of the poor kitten - the cat stayed behind the dishwasher for almost 45 minutes.
    • They then proceed to blow the living bejesus out of themselves by returning to the blue paper of unexploded fireworks when they should still be retiring.
    • Like father, like son, they'll say, and bejesus, McCourt senior could put them away.
    • What scared/impressed or shocked the bejeezus out of you?
    • I was vaguely aware of a crowd of people all around me who had been ejected less dramatically, but I put my full attention to leaping up and kicking the bejeezus over and over out of that door.
    • He's off to the top of Cologne Cathedral, where the bejesus - and, hopefully, the fear - will be scared out of him.
    • Though, if he was so regretful he'd tell me what in good bejesus was going on!
    • It frightened the bejesus out of me, I'll tell you.
    • I dunno why, but they totally freak the bejesus outta me.
    • This just in: you can now buy a ball that can observe, attack, and generally scare the living bejeezus out of people.
    • Dinners and dancing are all very well, but you know you're in a real relationship when you find yourself bugging the bejesus out of each other, and liking it.
    • I'll miss your uncanny ability to find a new way to annoy the living bejeezus out of me every week.
    • It must have been 1967 when I first had the bejesus scared out of me by this tale - and then learned the strange attraction of re-exposing oneself to this waking nightmare.
    • And what the sweet bejesus do you want people to do in a waiting room surrounded by decay and misery instead of read books?
    • There was one scene however which scared the bejesus outta everyone.
    • Like small children playing a game of ghost, they've succeeded only in frightening the bejesus out of each other.
    • It frightens the bejesus out of the very people it's supposed to protect and does nothing, evidenced by the continued attacks around the world.
    • And after mopping uselessly at the scalding coffee that I'd inadvertently spat on my arm I sat back down to figure out how the bejesus I'd picked up the extra million or so visitors.

Phrases

  • beat the bejesus out of someone

    • informal Hit someone very hard or for a long time.

      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘Whenever people see a mascot, they can't help beating the bejesus out of it,’ Rolling Stone relates.
      • The Dentons weren't happy to just beat the bejesus out of us, they went to the city council to complain.
      • Sadly, while you'll succeed in beating the bejeezus out of Ash repeatedly, he will ultimately wipe you from existence.
      • If you don't enjoy watching grown men beating the bejesus out of each other, forget it.
      • We just wanted to see what she was going to do next, as if there really was the chance that she and Nancy would beat the bejesus out of each other in the middle of the ice.
  • scare the bejesus out of someone

    • informal Frighten someone very much.

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I slept in a dark alley once… it scared the bejesus out of me.
      • Suddenly, the bell rang, scaring the bejesus out of me.
      • We will stop scaring the bejeezus out of everyone.
      • ‘This whole thing scared the bejesus out of them,’ Sutfin said.
      • One incident scared the living bejesus out of us when one engine began to quit.
      • I think Aunt Millie scared the bejesus out of them too.
      • All those insects crawling all over me would scare the bejesus out of me.
      • And then the car came out of nowhere and scared the bejesus out of me and I fell.
      • You play it at home with the lights off, and it scares the bejesus out of you.
      • Probably would have scared the bejeezus out of me, too, if I didn't know it was coming.
      Synonyms
      scare, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, shock, chill, appal, agitate, panic, throw into panic, fluster, ruffle, shake, disturb, disconcert, unnerve, unman, intimidate, terrorize, cow, daunt, dismay
 
 
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