释义 |
▪ I. oke, a. colloq. (orig. U.S.).|əʊk| [Abbrev. of pronunc. of O.K. a., n., and v.] = O.K. adj. a.
1929D. Hammett Dain Curse (1930) v. 45 Try not breathing so hard. Everything will probably be oke. 1932A. Woollcott Let. 31 Dec. (1946) 95 Dear Lady Cavendish..gets along famously with her mother-in-law, the Duchess of Devonshire. Has the Duchess saying ‘Oke’ already. 1933Dylan Thomas Let. Oct. (1966) 38 Laleham arrangement, though in the air, is oke by me, and if there is any one expression worse than ‘sez you’ this is it. 1935Spectator 15 Feb. 257/1 A child replied ‘oke’, to something I said. 1944L. A. G. Strong Director 93 ‘How was it, Votty?’ ‘Oke.’ 1951Green & Laurie Show Biz 570/1 Oke, OK. 1960S. H. Courtier Gently dust Corpse xiv. 196 He's oke now. Get some brandy. ▪ II. oke see oka; obs. f. oak; obs. pa. tense ache. |