| 单词 | not to bear thinking about |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot to bear thinking about (also on, of, upon) d. not to bear thinking about (also on, of, upon): to be too terrible to contemplate. ΚΠ 1783 H. Cowley Bold Stroke for Husband iii. ii. 30 She can't have so much villainy in her disposition... Pho, it won't bear thinking about. 1889 H. Johnson All for Number One xiii. 165 A pauper's grave..Charlie..! No stone, no name, no nothin'! It won't bear thinking on. 1978 ‘M. M. Kaye’ Far Pavilions xv. 248 The clock on the table by his bed struck three... If she were missed, and found here, the consequences for them both did not bear thinking of. 2018 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 31 Oct. 8 We continue to heat up this beautiful world at our peril. We must all embrace greener lifestyles... The alternative doesn't bear thinking about. < as lemmas |
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