| 单词 | up-to-the-second |
| 释义 | > as lemmasup-to-the-second Right up to the present time; in the latest fashion (see minute n.1 6b). Chiefly attributive or as adj. (hyphenated), as up to date as possible; completely modern; most recently available. Similarly up-to-the-moment, up-to-the-second adjectival phrases. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > in fashion [phrase] in, out of (the) fashion1603 à la mode1637 in a style1781 up to the minute1909 the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adjective] > modern modern1585 new-schoolish1844 New World1847 latter day1850 contemporary1859 unantiquated1859 todayish1864 contemporaneous1871 modernistic1878 presentist1878 up to date1888 down to date1893 up-with-the-times1893 de nos jours1909 up to the minute1909 chromium-plate1924 chromium-plated1924 contempo1944 now1955 New Wave1960 nouveau1974 the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > present time [phrase] > modern up to the minute1909 1909 R. A. Wason Happy Hawkins xxvii. 322 They had stopped for over a month with his friends in England, an' was posted up to the minute. 1922 S. Lewis Babbitt vi. 69 Babbitt, the..efficient, up-to-the-minute and other~wise perfected modern. 1933 J. B. Priestley Wonder Hero v. 185 A very bright, up-to-the-minute sort of room. 1937 A. J. Cronin Citadel ix. 75 Doctor! I think you'd be interested in our new indexometer. It has a multiplicity of uses, is absolutely up to the minute..and the price is only two guineas. 1938 Times 3 May 13/2 Feminine dress, new and old, is here displayed—up-to-the-moment gowns of British design. 1950 ‘S. Ransome’ Deadly Miss Ashley iv. 44 Her black hair-do was smartly plain to set off her up-to-the-minute face. 1956 E. S. Gardner D.A. takes Chance iii. 24 A very attractive young woman, vivacious, up to the minute, a thoroughly modern young woman. 1967 N.Y. Daily News 13 Oct. 17 Dr. Frank Field.. brings you up-to-the-second weather reports. 1979 A. Hailey Overload (new ed.) i. i. 6 This place with its up-to-the-second information. 1980 Radio Times 25 Nov. 102/3 It's important to look up-to-the-minute, but clothes are too costly to be bought for just one appearance. 1985 Broadcast 11 Jan. 19/3 A lot of what you see about Poland is the latest up-to-the-minute riot or government move. There's very little that is reflective. < as lemmas |
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