单词 | how-do-you-do |
释义 | how do you do? in British Englisha conventional formula when being introduced how do you do in British Englishsentence substitute 1. Also: how do?, how d'ye do? a formal greeting said by people who are being introduced to each other or are meeting for the first time noun how-do-you-do 2. informal a difficult situation how-do-you-do in British English (ˌhaʊdəjəˈduː) or how-d'ye-do (ˈhaʊdʒəˈduː) noun informal, old-fashioned a difficult situation This is a fine how-do-you-do. how-do-you-do in American English (ˈhaʊˌ də jə du; ˈhaʊdˌ jə du) or ˌhow-d'-ye-do (ˈhaʊˌ də jə du; ˈhaʊdˌ jə du) noun Informal an annoying or awkward situation usually preceded by fine, pretty, nice, etc.: also ˈhow-ˌde-do (ˈhaʊdiˌdu)How do you do? in American English how is your health? a conventionalized expression used in greeting a person or upon being introduced Examples of 'how do you do?' in a sentence |
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