| 单词 | what now |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhat now (f) what now: (a) what is it now, what’s wrong this time; (b) what do I (we, you, etc.) do now, what next. ΚΠ c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (Royal) (1981) l. 586 Hwet nu, unwreste men.., nu is ower stunde; hwi studgi ȝe ant steuentið so stille? c1300 St. Dunstan (Laud) l. 591 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 18 ‘Ȝwat nou?’ quath þis bolde maister: ‘ȝwy ne habbe ȝe him i-brouȝt?’ 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. iii. 101 Pand. Do you heere my Lord... Troyl. What now? 1835 J. W. Orderson Fair Barbadian i. ii. 11 Heyday ! What now? What is the meaning of all this? 1901 G. B. Shaw Caesar & Cleopatra iii. 149 Auxiliaries. Alarm! Alarm!.. Centurion. What now? has the old woman attacked you again? 1931 W. Faulkner Sanctuary xix. He standing there listening to the sweet cloistral bell, thinking Now what? What now? and answering himself: Why, nothing. Nothing. It's finished. 1988 C. Manson Manson in his own Words 180 I pulled the trigger. Click, nothing happened. Crowe smiled and I thought, ‘Oh fuck, what now?’ 2011 M. C. Beaton As Pig Turns (2012) 283 Mrs. Ada Benson called on Mrs. Bloxby. The vicar's wife looked at her wearily. ‘What now?’ she asked. < as lemmas |
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