| 释义 |
zowie, int. U.S. colloq.|ˈzaʊiː, zaʊˈiː|
An exclamation of astonishment (generally, or as a reaction to a sudden or surprising act), and freq. of admiration.
c1913S. Ford On with Torchy 302 ‘Zowie! A plush one!’ says I. 1922S. Lewis Babbitt xiii. 169 You're a natural-born orator and a good mixer and—Zowie! 1931[see pow int.]. 1958E. Birney Turvey iv. 32 Visitors..they slap me where it's sore yet and zowie they're off! 1962[see bam int.]. 1972Wodehouse Pearls, Girls, & Monty Bodkin xi. 171 He gets out and zowie a gang of thugs come jumping out of the bushes, and next thing you know they're off with your jewel case. 1978G. McDonald Fletch's Fortune (1979) ix. 60 She was totally unconscious... Gently, he put her head on the floor. ‘Zowie.’ |