单词 | i don't think |
释义 | > as lemmasI don't think (c) transitive. colloquial. I don't think: used after an ironical statement to indicate that the reverse is intended. that's what you think (with stress on you): a formulaic expression of emphatic, sometimes scornful, disagreement. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > dissent or disagreement > [phrase] not so fasta1593 I beg your pardon1676 I (should) think not1847 that's what you think1934 1827 in Catal. Prints: Polit. & Personal Satires (Brit. Mus.) (1952) X. 708 A nice woman I don't think. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxxvii. 412 ‘You're a amiably-disposed young man, Sir, I don't think,’ resumed Mr. Weller, in a tone of moral reproof. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. ii. 258 Hark how he swears, Tom. Nicely brought-up young man, ain't he, I don't think. 1911 ‘K. Howard’ Cheerful Knave xvi Breakfast? Yer a credit to yer calling, I don't think. 1934 J. O'Hara Appointment in Samarra ii. 31 ‘I can handle that.’ ‘That's what you think.’ 1973 P. Moyes Curious Affair of Third Dog xi. 148 ‘We're going to have the pleasure of your company for several days at least.’ ‘That's what you think.’ 2002 R. Gervais & S. Merchant Office: Scripts 1st Ser. Episode 1. 25 Thought I'd go out again tonight with Oggy. That'd be a quiet night in the library—not! I don't think! < as lemmas |
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