释义
[ loh ] SHOW IPA
/ loʊ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
interjection look! see! (frequently used in Biblical expressions; now usually used as an expression of surprise in the phrase lo and behold ).
Origin of lo 1 before 900; Middle English; conflation of lo exclamation of surprise, grief, or joy, O! (Old English lā; see la2 ) and lo, shortened form of loke (Old English lōca ), imperative of loken to look
Words nearby lo LMVD, ln, lndry rm, LNG, LNPF, lo , loach, load, load displacement, loaded, loaded for bear
Definition for lo (2 of 2) [ loh ] SHOW IPA
/ loʊ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products: lo calorie.
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And lo and behold, she was determined to sink the mining industry, and we were determined to fight for our community.
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“In a sense, the masses are not organized,” says Lo , who is with the South China Morning Post.
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Lo thinks the lo cal government should designate one or two protest sites and leave the demonstrators alo ne.
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“There is no reason to think Xi will take a less tough line on this than he has on anything else,” says Lo .
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The gates of the palace were open, so I descended from my mule and entered, and lo !
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Thinking of these things, I was standing by Sergeant-at-Arms' chair; heard a scuffling noise behind; lo oked round, and lo !
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We gave them strong waters—they tasted the poison—they lo ved it—and lo !
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Beyond the haunts of menThey urge their tedious way,When lo !
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Then we went, but as I passed through the thorn trees I turned and lo oked at Sihamba, and lo !
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British Dictionary definitions for lo (1 of 2) interjection look! see! (now often in the phrase lo and behold )
Word Origin for lo Old English lā
British Dictionary definitions for lo (2 of 2) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012