英语词汇“now or never”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P5. now or (also other) never: used to denote an occasion or opportunity which may never recur; at this moment or not at all.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb] > now or never

now or (also other) neverc1400

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 2216 (MED) If any wyȝe oȝt wyl, wynne hider fast, Oþer now oþer neuer, his nedez to spede.

c1425 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 39 (MED) Lette vs now or neuer begyne to be ashamyd of the wykkidnes of oure shamefull conuersacioun.

1474 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 486 I lete yow weete þat Heugh Beamond is deed, wherffor I wolde ye had hys roome, nowe ore neuer iff ye can brynge it a-bowt.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccccxlij^v Therfore thought they now, or els neuer, y^t God was on theyr side.

a1633 F. Godwin Man in Moone (1638) 111 When then he desired one yeares stay longer, I told him it was manifest I must depart now or never.

a1658 J. Cleveland Rustick Rampant in Wks. (1687) 459 Now or never for the Liberty of the Subject.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 38. ⁋6 Now or never is the Time.

1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xix ‘Come off, now or never,’ cried Amyas.

1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands IV. 170 Taking the ground that now or never was the time for driving the Spaniards..out of the Netherlands.

1932 P. G. Wodehouse Hot Water xiii. 222 This was the moment when he must put his fortune to the test, to win or lose it all. Now or never must the balloon go up.

1987 Sunday Express Mag. 11 Feb. 34/3 At the moment, she's toying with adding to the brood... ‘At my age it'll have to be now or never!’

单词	now or never
释义	> as lemmas now or (also other) never P5. now or (also other) never: used to denote an occasion or opportunity which may never recur; at this moment or not at all. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb] > now or never now or (also other) neverc1400 c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 2216 (MED) If any wyȝe oȝt wyl, wynne hider fast, Oþer now oþer neuer, his nedez to spede. c1425 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 39 (MED) Lette vs now or neuer begyne to be ashamyd of the wykkidnes of oure shamefull conuersacioun. 1474 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 486 I lete yow weete þat Heugh Beamond is deed, wherffor I wolde ye had hys roome, nowe ore neuer iff ye can brynge it a-bowt. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccccxlij^v Therfore thought they now, or els neuer, y^t God was on theyr side. a1633 F. Godwin Man in Moone (1638) 111 When then he desired one yeares stay longer, I told him it was manifest I must depart now or never. a1658 J. Cleveland Rustick Rampant in Wks. (1687) 459 Now or never for the Liberty of the Subject. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 38. ⁋6 Now or never is the Time. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xix ‘Come off, now or never,’ cried Amyas. 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands IV. 170 Taking the ground that now or never was the time for driving the Spaniards..out of the Netherlands. 1932 P. G. Wodehouse Hot Water xiii. 222 This was the moment when he must put his fortune to the test, to win or lose it all. Now or never must the balloon go up. 1987 Sunday Express Mag. 11 Feb. 34/3 At the moment, she's toying with adding to the brood... ‘At my age it'll have to be now or never!’ extracted from nowadv.conj.n.¹adj. < as lemmas
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