| 单词 | and all that |
| 释义 | > as lemmasand all that (b) and all that: and all that sort of thing, and so forth, et cetera (frequently implying a diffident or dismissive attitude on the part of the speaker).and all that jazz: see jazz n. 2c. Π 1672 Duke of Buckingham Rehearsal ii. iii. 16 His spirits exhale with the heat of his passion, and all that, and swop falls asleep. 1702 D. Defoe New Test. in Coll. Scarce & Valuable Tracts (1751) III. 14 They did it to Purpose, carried all before them, subdued Monarchy, cut of their King's Head, and all that. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxii. 127 If People will set up for Virtue, and all that, let 'em be uniformly virtuous. 1857 A. Helps Friends in Council 1st Ser. I. 122 ‘Region of subtle sympathies,’ and all that. 1925 E. P. Oppenheim Wrath to Come ii. xvi. 271 ‘Glad to see you and all that, Slattery,’ he said. 1934 J. Hilton Good-bye, Mr. Chips xi. 80 We don't like the fellow a great deal. Very clever and all that, but a bit too clever. 1990 N.Y. Times Mag. 5 Aug. 30 Peace, love, and all that. 2004 H. Strachan Make a Skyf, Man! xvi. 176 Ginsberg is not going to give me secret encoded messages and all that. < as lemmas |
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