| 单词 | be on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be on c. U.S. slang. to be on: to be addicted to, or regularly taking, a drug or drugs. Cf. on prep. 12f. Cf. sense A. 4e. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > effects of drugs > be under influence of drugs [verb (intransitive)] to have a heat on1912 buzz1927 to be on1938 to string out1967 tweak1981 the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > drug addiction or craving > be addicted to drugs [verb (intransitive)] to be on1938 1938 Amer. Speech 13 188/2 To be on, to be addicted or actively indulging the [drugs] habit. 1956 ‘B. Holiday’ & W. Dufty Lady sings Blues xiv. 137 When I was on, I was on and nobody gave me any trouble. No cops, no treasury agents, nobody. I got into trouble when I tried to get off. to be on (b) to be on (usually in first person singular): to be in favour; to be willing to participate. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > be inclined [verb (intransitive)] inclinea1413 willc1443 please?1467 regard?1542 fantasy1548 depend1586 to be bent1626 point1638 bias1656 to be on1886 1886 E. E. Kidder On Stage (typescript) ii. ii. 17 Brown. Kick take this next door, to Miss Pomona Pommery, and give it to her with Mr. Brown's compliments. Remember with Mr. Brown's compliments. Kick. I'm on! 1898 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Roden's Corner xiv. 145 If there is going to be a fight..I'm on. 1916 ‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin xiv. 270 ‘What about a glass of sherry to celebrate the auspicious occasion?’ ‘I'm on, Peter,..but I really think it's up to me to pay for it.’ 1969 V. Gielgud Necessary End i. 15 I'm on—if you want to play the equivalent of Twenty Questions. 1995 A. Warner Morvern Callar (1996) 10 Oh well, I'm on. See yous both the night. < as lemmas |
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