单词 | it |
释义 | it 1. pron. (poss. its; pl. they)   1. the thing (or occas. the animal or child) previously named or in question (took a stone and threw it).   2. the person in question (Who is it? It is I; is it a boy or a girl?).   3. as the subject of an impersonal verb (it is raining; it is winter; it is Tuesday; it is two miles to Bath).   4. as a substitute for a deferred subject or object (it is intolerable, this delay; it is silly to talk like that; I take it that you agree).   5. as a substitute for a vague object (brazen it out; run for it!).   6. as the antecedent to a relative word (it was an owl I heard).   7. exactly what is needed (absolutely it).   8. the extreme limit of achievement.   9. colloq. sexual intercourse; sex appeal.   10. (in children's games) a player who has to perform a required feat, esp. to catch the others. Phrases and idioms that's it colloq. that is:   1. what is required.   2. the difficulty.   3. the end, enough. this is it colloq.   1. the expected event is at hand.   2. this is the difficulty. Etymology: OE hit neut. of HE 2. n. colloq. Italian vermouth (gin and it). Etymology: abbr. |
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