| 单词 | carryings-on |
| 释义 | > as lemmascarryings-on 2. Chiefly in plural as carryings-on: inappropriate, unacceptable, or improper behaviour or events; excessively excitable, foolish, or unreasonable behaviour. Also as a mass noun. Cf. going-on n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > frolicking or romping > [noun] > a frolic oliprancec1390 ragerya1393 vague1523 rex1566 friskin1570 gambol1573 reak1573 prank1576 vagary1588 whirligig1589 caper1592 prinkum-prankum1596 firk1611 frolica1635 carryings-on1663 ramp1696 romp1713 freak1724 scheme1758 rig1782 lark1811 escapade1814 gammock1819 gambade1821 enfantillage1827 game1828 shines1830 rollick1834 rusty1835 high jinksa1845 escapado1849 shenanigan1855 rum-tum1876 panta1901 gas1914 the world > action or operation > doing > a proceeding > [noun] > proceedings or doings > questionable carryings-on1663 goings-on1750 the mind > emotion > love > flirtation or coquetry > [noun] dalliancec1385 mirding1614 coquetry1656 gallanting1664 coquetting1690 flirting1710 flirtation1718 philandering1737 agacerie1787 carryings-on1909 vamping1918 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. ii. 114 Is this the end To which these carr'ings on did tend? 1841 Knickerbocker Jan. 38 Wherever there were singin'-schools, there would be carryings-on. 1866 B. Brierley Fratchingtons i. 5 Theau'd weary th' patience ov a jackass wi' thi carryins on. 1886 Cent. Mag. Feb. 514/1 His mother had taught him to despise anything like carrying-on among them. 1909 J. Masefield Trag. Nan i, in Trag. Nan & Other Plays 13 You'll let 'er marry 'im, after 'is carrying on along o' Jenny? 1994 Maclean's (Toronto) 31 Oct. 11/3 A lot of people think the carryings-on of this generation of royals has hastened the end of the monarchy in Britain. < as lemmas |
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