| 释义 |
plotz, v. U.S. slang.|plɒts|
[ad. Yiddish platsen, f. G. platzen to burst; in sense 1 influenced by G. platz place, seat.]
1. intr. To sit down wearily, to flop; to slouch, loaf (around). Also trans. in causal sense.
1941A. Kober My Dear Bella 199 At the end of a day I'm just like a wet rag... All I'm good for is to plotz in a chair. 1960J. Kirkwood There must be Pony vi. 43 He just kind of plotzed around waiting to fall into some sort of a cushy job. 1976National Observer (U.S.) 30 Oct. 20/1, I find there is still little to justify a parent plotzing his offspring in front of the tube for long hours on Saturday morning. 1978R. Condon Bandicoot xv. 91 We are plotzing one night and I bring out a whole miniature roulette layout.
2. intr. To burst; usu. in fig. senses, esp. to ‘explode’ with frustration or annoyance, to demonstrate one's anger.
1967P. Welles Babyhip iii. 46 ‘You're not smoking that filthy thing in here. I'll plotz,’ Mrs Green said. 1968L. Rosten Joys of Yiddish 292 So Pincus broke into a run, and he ran and he ran until he thought his heart would plotz. 1970L. M. Feinsilver Taste of Yiddish 367 A recent ad for a Yiddish revue read: ‘In Miami they're plotzing’—meaning, ‘they're still howling over the preview’. 1978J. Krantz Scruples vii. 214 She came back to pick them up today and plotzed for joy all over the studio. |