| 释义 |
're|-ə(r), -(r)|
contraction of are, pl. pres. ind. of be as you're, they're. Freq. used in the representation of speech (and for metrical reasons in verse). Cf. yare, y'are.
1591Shakes. Two Gent. v. iv. 44 O, 'tis the curse in love, and still approv'd, When women cannot love where they're belov'd. 1676G. Etherege Man of Mode iv. i. 56 The women indeed are little beholding to the young men of this age; they're generally only dull admirers of themselves. 1738Swift Polite Conv. 2, I hope, you're never the worse. But where's your manners? 1836Dickens Pickw. (1837) ii. 12 ‘They're beginning up stairs,’ said the stranger—‘hear the..fiddles tuning.’ 1978J. Updike Coup (1979) i. 39 Whoever the hell you are, you're the best thing I've seen today. |