| 单词 | how much? |
| 释义 | > as lemmashow much? c. how much: used in humorous colloquial requests for the repetition of something not heard or not understood. Also, how much? = what? eh? (Cf. what price——? at price n. Phrases 5 so-and-so?) ΚΠ 1852 F. E. Smedley Lewis Arundel xxxiv. 292 ‘Then my answer must mainly depend on the exact height of the principles.’ ‘On the how much?’ inquired Frere, considerably mystified. 1914 C. Mackenzie Sinister St. II. iii. i. 509 ‘I've got to get..a picture of Mona Lisa.’ ‘Mona how much?’ said Alan. ‘La Gioconda, you ass.’ 1927 E. Bowen Hotel ii. 11 ‘She is a Hedonist.’ ‘A how-much?’ ‘A Hedonist.’ 1928 ‘Sapper’ Female of Species v. 76 ‘A lounge lizard. A ball-room snake. What matter that his Black Bottom is the best in London.’ ‘My Gawd! sir,’ gasped the other. ‘His 'ow much?’ 1934 T. S. Eliot Rock i. 12 Ethelbert: Ain't you ever 'eard me speak o' the principles of Social Credit Reform? Alfred: 'Ow much? Ethelbert: What Major Douglas 'as to say about banks. 1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart ii. iv. 243 ‘A friend of mine—could he ever come and stay here?’..‘Could he how much?’ said Daphne. 1949 P. G. Wodehouse Uncle Dynamite ii. 23 ‘You're like me, a gentle coffee-caddy.’ ‘A how much?’ < as lemmas |
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