| 释义 |
hi-de-hi, int.|ˈhaɪdiːˈhaɪ|
An exclamation, used chiefly by army instructors to greet, or attract the attention of, their troops. Also transf. and attrib.
1941G. Kersh They die with their Boots Clean ii. 67 ‘Now, when I say Hi-de-Hi Squad! you shout Ho-de-Ho!—and shout it loud! Now: Hi-de-Hi Squad!’ We roar: ‘Ho-de-Ho!’ 1943N. & Q. CLXXXV. 83/2 A reviewer in The Listener (27 May) writes:..the hi-de-hi qualities of Dr. I. A. Richards's latest book should..make our minds spring to attention with the appropriate ho-de-ho. 1944N. & Q. CLXXXVI. 57/1 It was the C.O. of a training camp who instructed his officers on seeing their men in the street to come to attention and say hi-de-hi, whereupon the men came to attention and replied ho-de-ho. 1950J. Vedey Band Leaders iv. 29 He [sc. Harry Roy] made them sing Hi-de-hi at the May Fair. |