| 单词 | jesus wept |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJesus wept d. Jesus wept: expressing surprise, disbelief, dismay, etc. [Perhaps with allusion to John 11:35, in which Jesus weeps at the death of Lazarus of Bethany.] In quot. 1897 as part of a longer phrase (having a number of variations) incorporating other biblical characters. ΚΠ 1897 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Globe 9 Apr. 8/5 What has become of the old fashioned man who used to express surprise by saying, ‘Jesus wept, Moses crept, and Aaron went fishing’? 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. iii. [Proteus] 39 Yes, sir. No, sir. Jesus wept: and no wonder, by Christ. 1966 A. La Bern Goodbye Piccadilly vi. 66 It's you she's describing, your clothes, everything. Oh, Jesus wept! 1974 I. Murdoch Sacred & Profane Love Machine 94 He's so spineless... He just wants to be let off and I let him off. Jesus wept! 2019 Impartial Reporter (Nexis) 17 Mar. It struck me that I am older now than Dom Corrigan was then. Jesus wept, that is scary. < as lemmas |
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