请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 stone ginger
释义

> as lemmas

stone ginger
stone ginger n. (a) (see sense 17b); (b) slang a certainty, a ‘sure thing’ (cf. sense 18a above); also as adj., certain.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > drink > aerated or carbonated drink > [noun] > ginger beer
ginger beer1809
ginger pop1816
gingerade1829
gingerette1838
pop-beer1856
stone ginger1936
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > [noun] > something easily done or acquired
sure card?1562
sure thing1836
open-and-shut1841
cinch1888
cert1889
snipa1890
pinch1897
lead-pipe1898
sitter1898
stone ginger1936
slam dunk1984
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > [adjective] > sure to happen
certaina1300
sure1496
secure1582
stone ginger1936
1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid iv. 41 It was stone-ginger, you thought, that you'd get a smashing job up here.
1943 J. A. W. Bennett in Amer. Speech 18 90 ‘That's a stone ginger’ (a dead certainty) conceals the name of a famous and unbeatable horse, Stone Ginger [in New Zealand].
1972 G. F. Newman You Nice Bastard 348 Stone ginger, a million; certainty.
extracted from stonen.
<
as lemmas
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/25 1:02:21