| 单词 | a hell of a |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa (also the, one) hell of a —— a. a (also the, one) hell of a ——: a terrible ——; an exceedingly bad (also great, loud, etc.) ——; cf. a devil of a —— at devil n. Phrases 1g, helluva adj., one adj. 3c(b). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [noun] > quality or fact of being extreme > something exceedingly great in degree the utter1584 swinger1599 a devil of a ——1604 thumper1660 whisker1668 a (also the, one) hell of a ——c1680 swapperc1700 spanker1751 whopper1785 whacker1825 whanger1825 utmost1856 howler1872 hell1931 c1680 in E. J. Burford Bawdy Verse (1982) 172 Old Nick, I am sure, would not be a Whore, It's grown such a Hell of a calling. 1776 J. Leacock Fall Brit. Tyranny iv. vii. 52 This is a hell of a council of war. 1810 Morning Post 26 June in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1811) 14 278 They all knew what a hell of a row had been kicked up. 1859 G. A. Jackson Diary 521 Dogs killed him after I had broken his back with belt axe; h—l of a fight. 1897 ‘M. Twain’ Following Equator xxxi It's a charming town, with a hell of a hotel... It's the worst hotel in Australia. 1923 C. E. Mulford Black Buttes ii. 24 He was a hell of a trail-boss, an' he had a hell of an outfit, if you leave it to me! 1942 N. Coward Blithe Spirit i. ii. 34 Pedalling off down the drive at the hell of a speed. 1969 New Yorker 14 June 44/3 His forehand is a hell of a weapon. 1987 K. Vonnegut Bluebeard (1988) vii. 59 I had become one hell of a good artist. 2010 K. L. Seegers tr. D. Meyer 13 Hours x. 79 Yesterday afternoon Josh Geyser came running in at a hell of a speed..and just about broke my office door down. < as lemmas |
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