| 单词 | to make the world go round |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make the world go round P28. to make the world go round: (literal) to cause the earth to (continue to) turn; (chiefly figurative) to provide the necessary ingredient for the smooth running of society, etc. See also money makes the world go around at money n. Phrases 3c. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) ii. vii. 114 Cup vs till the world go round. View more context for this quotation] 1788 J. Hurdis Village Curate 21 Tis drink, And only drink, that makes the world go round. 1826 Universal Songster III. 369/1 Oh! 'tis love, 'tis love, 'tis love, That makes the world go round. 1865 ‘L. Carroll’ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ix. 132 ‘“Oh, 'tis love, 'tis love that makes the world go round!”’ ‘Somebody said,’ Alice whispered, ‘that it's done by everybody minding their own business.’ c1882 W. S. Gilbert Iolanthe ii. 33 It's Love that makes the world go round! 1894 Punch 30 June 305 It is not poesy, culture, wisdom, wit, That make the literary world go round. 1929 E. Hope Alice in Delighted States xxvi. 287 Money..makes the world go 'round. 1961 J. Heller Catch-22 (1962) iv. 33 A little grease is what makes this world go round... Know what I mean? 2001 Oldie Dec. 25/1 Relationships are what makes the world go round, but in the end she finds that sex is sex is sex. < 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。