单词 | it gadget |
释义 | > as lemmasit gadget 2. attributive. [After It girl n.; compare also It boy n.] Designating a person who or thing which is exceptionally fashionable, successful, or prominent at a particular time, as it bag, it couple, it gadget, etc. Frequently with capital initial. Π 1997 Sunday Times 2 Nov. x. 12 Her range of It Bags are attracting a loyal following, especially among supermodels. 1998 Time 19 Jan. 73/2 By the end of 1967, Sonny & Cher had sold 40 million records world wide and had become rock's ‘it’ couple. 2000 Wired July 260/2 Hyderabad..is becoming the new ‘it’ place for startups. 2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) July 122/3 For now, executives and producers of the genre are suddenly Hollywood's ‘It kids’. 2005 J. Cox Around World in 80 Dates iv. 102 Paul, a chef who worked in one of the ‘It’ restaurants in Copenhagen. 2008 Sun (Nexis) 13 May The latest ‘it’ gadget to set pulses racing, the iPhone caused a stir when it was released earlier this year. < as lemmas |
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