| 单词 | the thing is … |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe thing is (that) … b. The special, important, or notable point; esp. that which is specially required; (more generally) that which is to be considered, the truth or the facts of the matter (esp. in the thing is (that) …, used to draw attention to a following statement); also in here's (also that's) the thing, drawing attention to either a preceding or a following statement. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important muchity1534 importance1570 something1582 significancy1656 thing1748 great1787 important1824 big stuff1883 big whoop1988 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > be or become true [verb (intransitive)] > be the case standc1400 the thing is (that) …1971 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. x. 55 But here's the thing;—I have given her cause enough of offence, but not enough to make her hold her tongue. 1787 County Mag. July 304/1 The Grand Messiah chiefly we will sing, Thy tunes bring home the test, and that's the thing. 1818 T. Moore Mem. (1856) VIII. 248 Saleability is the thing with the booksellers. 1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. xxxvii. 364 But he has got the rowdy, which is the thing. 1873 M. Arnold Lit. & Dogma Pref. p. xi The question [of a state church]..is..so absolutely unimportant! The thing is, to recast religion. 1892 J. A. Symonds Life Michelangelo (1899) I. vi. x. 290 The thing about Michel Angelo is this: he is not..at the head of a class, he stands apart by himself. 1909 Harper's Monthly Mag. Nov. 857/1 But here's the thing: us scouts risked our lives to deliver those messages. 1915 J. Galsworthy Freelands xxiv. 250 Look here, old man, the thing is, of course, to see it in proportion. 1959 D. Lessing Each in his Own Wilderness 19 You see, the thing is, people have no imagination. You've got to rub their nose in it. 1971 C. Bonington Annapurna South Face xiv. 175 I think the thing is that we want to start pushing out the route as fast as possible because the faster we can push the route out the less oxygen we need to use. 1978 R. Yates Good School iii. 59 And he was sort of smiling at me—that's the thing; if he hadn't been smiling I wouldn't have said it. 1986 D. J. Steffensmeier Fence viii. 171 Here's the thing, even your good thief spends money something fierce—easy come, easy go. 2007 J. Mansell Thinking of You xxxiii. 233 The thing is, you call them beautiful girls in bikinis. I call them a bunch of old slappers. < as lemmas |
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