| 释义 |
jeepers, int. slang (orig. U.S.).|ˈdʒiːpəz|
Also jeepers-creepers |-ˈkriːpəz|.
[Corruption of Jesus.]
= Jeeze int.
1929W. D. Edmonds Rome Haul ii. 24 Jeepers! A cat would n't stand no show at all. Ibid. 30 Spinning swore. ‘I'll bet that's right. Jeepers Cripus! How can they expect us to help a marshal if he don't let us know who he is?’ 1930Amer. Speech VI. 98 Jeepers, an expression of astonishment. ‘By Jeepers!’ 1937Sat. Even. Post 13 Feb. 13/2 Jeepers Creepers! Where are you going to find a couple of goats and a red wagon on Christmas Eve in three hours? Ibid. 82/2 Jeepers, what a story! 1938Mercer & Warren (song-title) Jeepers creepers. 1939A. Huxley After Many a Summer ii. ix. 265 ‘Jeepers Creepers!’ he said to himself, remembering the expression on Mr. Stoyte's face. 1940‘N. Blake’ Malice in Wonderland i. vii. 94 ‘I think you're very pretty.’ ‘Jeepers-creepers! Put some conviction into your voice, my pet.’ 1959C. MacInnes Absolute Beginners 57, I put my head around the door, and jeepers-creepers, nearly had a fit. 1972J. Aiken Butterfly Picnic vii. 129 Jeepers, Fernand, we had a bullfight... It was real great! |