| 单词 | on acid |
| 释义 | > as lemmason acid a. colloquial (originally U.S.). on acid: (a) (of a person) under the influence of LSD; (b) figurative in —— on acid: —— as it might be if perceived while under the influence of LSD; a bizarre or fantastic version of ——. Cf. on prep. 12f. ΚΠ 1965 Los Angeles Times 21 Nov. k7/5 I found out a lot of things about myself on Acid (LSD) and saw a lot of my hangups (psychological problems). 1967 H. S. Thompson Hell's Angels xxi. 238 Contrary to all expectations, most of the Angels became oddly peaceful on acid. 1968 N.Y. Times 6 Oct. d32/2 Strains of Gershwin and Bernstein flash through Laura's songs... But it is Bernstein without Bernstein's sentimentality, and Gershwin perhaps on acid. 1977 N.Y. Times 10 Aug. 59/1 The film, a kind of ‘Father Knows Best’ on acid, showcases most of the director's worst qualities. 1989 C. S. Murray Crosstown Traffic ii. 48 Wired on acid..Hendrix..threw in every scene-stealing stage trick he'd ever learned. 1992 Face Apr. 73 The Caribbean restaurant..is a primary-coloured mish-mash of painted wood: a Bacardi advert on acid. 2000 N.Y. Mag. 7 Aug. 72/2 To me, this religio-erotic love bath just sounds embarrassingly awful, rather like Rachmaninoff on acid. —— on acid a. colloquial (originally U.S.). on acid: (a) (of a person) under the influence of LSD; (b) figurative in —— on acid: —— as it might be if perceived while under the influence of LSD; a bizarre or fantastic version of ——. Cf. on prep. 12f. ΚΠ 1965 Los Angeles Times 21 Nov. k7/5 I found out a lot of things about myself on Acid (LSD) and saw a lot of my hangups (psychological problems). 1967 H. S. Thompson Hell's Angels xxi. 238 Contrary to all expectations, most of the Angels became oddly peaceful on acid. 1968 N.Y. Times 6 Oct. d32/2 Strains of Gershwin and Bernstein flash through Laura's songs... But it is Bernstein without Bernstein's sentimentality, and Gershwin perhaps on acid. 1977 N.Y. Times 10 Aug. 59/1 The film, a kind of ‘Father Knows Best’ on acid, showcases most of the director's worst qualities. 1989 C. S. Murray Crosstown Traffic ii. 48 Wired on acid..Hendrix..threw in every scene-stealing stage trick he'd ever learned. 1992 Face Apr. 73 The Caribbean restaurant..is a primary-coloured mish-mash of painted wood: a Bacardi advert on acid. 2000 N.Y. Mag. 7 Aug. 72/2 To me, this religio-erotic love bath just sounds embarrassingly awful, rather like Rachmaninoff on acid. < as lemmas |
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