| 单词 | a beauty of a |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa beauty of a — d. colloquial. An exceptionally good, impressive, or (ironically) egregious example of something. Also in a beauty of a —. Cf. beaut n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent thing starOE dainty1340 daisyc1485 say-piece1535 bravery1583 paragon1585 daint1633 rapper1653 supernaculum1704 dandy1785 roarer1813 sneezer1823 plum1825 trimmer1827 sockdolager1838 rasper1844 dinger1861 job1863 fizzer1866 champagne1880 beauty1882 pie1884 twanger1889 smasher1894 crackerjack1895 Taj Mahal1895 beaut1896 pearler1901 lollapalooza1904 bearcat1909 beaner1911 grande dame1915 Rolls-Royce1916 the nuts1917 pipperoo1939 rubydazzler1941 rumpty1941 rumptydooler1941 snodger1941 sockeroo1942 sweetheart1942 zinger1955 blue-chipper1957 ring-a-ding1959 premier cru1965 sharpie1970 stormer1978 1882 C. F. Pardon Australians in Eng. 46 Spofforth was bowled by a ‘beauty’ from Mycroft. 1894 Chambers's Jrnl. 5 May 285/2 The caddie tee'd the ball, and I made my drive; a beauty, though I say it—clean, hard, and straight. 1913 Amer. Mag. July 39/3 This time he was so mad he hit Squint without further words. They had a beauty of a fight. 1924 P. G. Wodehouse Bill the Conqueror viii. 147 She..swung her right and plugged Slingsby a perfect beauty in the eye. 1951 Evening Post 13 Jan. The Postmaster reported that an earthquake had occurred..and was a ‘beauty’. 1987 Washington Post (Nexis) 6 Aug. e11 Speaking of gaffes by airline personnel, I witnessed a beauty last month. 2007 M. R. Kohut Compl. Guide Bullies & Bullying vii. 138 When Sheriff T. remarks on Opie's black eye, Opie cheerfully responds, ‘I know, ain't it a beauty?’ < as lemmas |
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