| 单词 | burned to a chip |
| 释义 | > as lemmasburned to a chip a. Something (esp. an item of food) likened to a chip of wood in being hard and dry; frequently in burned to a chip (cf. crisp n. 6). Sometimes also applied to a person, esp. one considered stern, humourless, or lacking in geniality. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > insipidity > [noun] > weak-tasting thing watera1400 chipa1691 cat-lap1785 the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [noun] > typically dry thing pumice stone1583 chipa1691 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > lack of affability > person stick1801 poker1812 mauvais coucheur1857 partan1896 chip1929 peckerhead1945 a1691 Sir D. North in R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North (1744) 8 We had in the Ship Beans and Pease, and fresh Mutton every other Night; but all was Chip to me; my greatest Comfort was the Beer. 1787 A. Young Jrnl. 17 June in Trav. France (1792) i. 23 They roast every thing to a chip. 1857 J. G. Holland Bay-path viii. 100 Discussing some dry chip of a doctrine. 1886 Outing Mar. 629 The venison's burned to a chip. 1929 A. Conan Doyle Maracot Deep (1968) i. 3 You met Maracot at the Mitre, so you know the dry chip of a man that he is. 1950 A. Ritner Green Bough iv. 62 ‘Not cooked to a chip, I hope,’ Mr. Goodall said. < as lemmas |
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