英语词汇“not to miss a beat”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. figurative (originally and chiefly North American). In negative constructions, as not to miss a beat and variants: to react effectively and unfalteringly, esp. in demanding circumstances, or when making a transition from one activity to another; (also) to respond without hesitation, esp. by delivering a witty or cutting riposte.

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1937 H. Landau Enemy Within v. 58 There was a worthy successor to take over the work if von Papen, and the cogs at the War Intelligence Service Center..kept turning without missing a beat.

1952 C. McKinley Uncle Sam in Pacific Northwest viii. 357 When the misalliance ended a year or so later..each [agency] resumed its operation as an independent entity without skipping a beat.

1967 N. Mailer Why are we in Vietnam? x. 188 When he eating, you could ring a fire siren under his nuts and he never miss a beat in the gourmandize.

1980 N.Y. Times Mag. 16 Mar. 37 She has recently given birth to a baby boy. They tease her: ‘For a feminist like yourself, you should have had a girl.’ Without missing a beat, she replies, ‘In this society, it's still better to be a man.’

1991 Time 27 May 18/2 He handled an unusually heavy crunch of covers and major breaking stories without missing a beat.

2001 Premiere June 72 Asked to comment on being named Male Star of the Year..[he] didn't miss a beat. ‘I feel it's [too] gender-specific,’ he quipped.

单词	not to miss a beat
释义	> as lemmas not to miss a beat b. figurative (originally and chiefly North American). In negative constructions, as not to miss a beat and variants: to react effectively and unfalteringly, esp. in demanding circumstances, or when making a transition from one activity to another; (also) to respond without hesitation, esp. by delivering a witty or cutting riposte. ΚΠ 1937 H. Landau Enemy Within v. 58 There was a worthy successor to take over the work if von Papen, and the cogs at the War Intelligence Service Center..kept turning without missing a beat. 1952 C. McKinley Uncle Sam in Pacific Northwest viii. 357 When the misalliance ended a year or so later..each [agency] resumed its operation as an independent entity without skipping a beat. 1967 N. Mailer Why are we in Vietnam? x. 188 When he eating, you could ring a fire siren under his nuts and he never miss a beat in the gourmandize. 1980 N.Y. Times Mag. 16 Mar. 37 She has recently given birth to a baby boy. They tease her: ‘For a feminist like yourself, you should have had a girl.’ Without missing a beat, she replies, ‘In this society, it's still better to be a man.’ 1991 Time 27 May 18/2 He handled an unusually heavy crunch of covers and major breaking stories without missing a beat. 2001 Premiere June 72 Asked to comment on being named Male Star of the Year..[he] didn't miss a beat. ‘I feel it's [too] gender-specific,’ he quipped. extracted from beatn.¹ < as lemmas
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