| 释义 |
lemony, a.|ˈlɛmənɪ|
[f. lemon n.1 + -y.]
a. Resembling the smell of the lemon, tasting of lemon.
1859W. H. Gregory Egypt II. 293 [They] ordered our sherba, or soup, to be made more lemony and peppery than ever. 1894Fenn In Alpine Valley I. 23 The sweet lemony scent of the pines floated in.
b. Austral. and N.Z. slang. Irritated, angry, esp. in phr. to go lemony at: to become angry with (someone).
1941in Baker Dict. Austral. Slang 31. 1945 Baker Austral. Lang. vi. 121 A man in a temper is said..to go lemony..at a person. 1946D. Stivens Courtship of Uncle Henry 75 He's as lemony as hell when he opens the door and doesn't say a word to me. 1952Coast to Coast 97 Ironbark got lemony. He bellowed like a thousand bulls. |