| 单词 | where did you spring from? |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhere did you (also he, she, etc.) spring from? P3. colloquial. where did you (also he, she, etc.) spring from? and variants: addressed to a person who has appeared suddenly or unexpectedly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection] > at appearance hey or high jingo!1670 speak (also talk) of the devil1738 where did you (also he, she, etc.) spring from?1892 1833 London Lit. Gaz. 21 Dec. 804/3 Where did you spring from, colonel? 1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto III. ii. vi. 109 ‘Hullo! where did you spring from?’ It was Raphael who had elicited the exclamation. He suddenly loomed upon the party. 1924 P. G. Wodehouse Leave it to Psmith ix. 181 ‘Wherever,’ she inquired, ‘did you spring from, Ed?’ 1973 D. Coltman tr. R. Merle Malevil vi. 152 Where did she spring from, I'd like to know. 2014 B. T. Bradford Cavendon Hall i. 4 You startled me. Where did you spring from, Genevra? < as lemmas |
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