| 单词 | in a twit |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin a twit A state of nervous excitement or agitation; = twitter n.3 1a. Usually in in a twit. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [noun] > state of trepidation flighta1535 trepidation1625 twitter1653 trepidity1721 twitteration1775 trepidancy1840 twit1891 swivet1892 flat spin1917 1891 D. Jordan & J. A. Owen Ann. Fishing Village xv. 156 It is the cock-bird at a little distance off, all in a twit and a quiver, dreadfully anxious to be off, yet fearful to leave. 1895 Month Sept. 36 Hewit was all in a twit an a quiver like, hoping agin hope as father and son might yit make it up. 1937 M. Mitchell Let. 28 June in Gone with Wind Lett. (1986) 154 We are in a twit about your visit and will be glad to know when to expect you. 1951 F. van W. Mason Proud New Flags xxiv. 29 Old Mrs. Seymour had been all of a twit because it was seldom indeed that Captain Felix took more than a single julep or glass of wine before the midday meal. 2018 @JimmytheBaptist 5 Oct. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) The issues people (right and left) get in a twit about in the USA are nothing compared to what people in other countries deal with on a daily basis. < as lemmas |
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