| 单词 | deep six |
| 释义 | deep sixSEE SYNONYMS FOR deep six ON THESAURUS.COM noun Slang.burial or discarding at sea. complete rejection or ruin. Origin of deep sixFirst recorded in 1940–45 Words nearby deep sixdeep scattering layer, deep-sea, deep-sea core, deep-seated, deep-set, deep six, Deep South, deep space, deep structure, deep temporal nerve, deep temporal vein Definition for deep six (2 of 2)deep-six [ deep-siks ] / ˈdipˈsɪks / verb (used with object) Slang.to throw overboard. to get rid of; abandon; discard. to reject, negate, or ruin: The team deep-sixed the manager's attempt to call Sunday practice. Origin of deep-sixFirst recorded in 1950–55; v. use of deep six Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deep six
British Dictionary definitions for deep sixdeep-six verb(tr) US slang to dispose of (something, such as documents) completely; destroy Word Origin for deep-sixC20: from six feet deep, the traditional depth for a grave 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 Idioms and Phrases with deep sixdeep six Also, give or get the deep six. Burial at sea. For example, When the torpedo hit our boat, I was sure we'd get the deep six. This expression alludes to the customary six-foot depth of most graves. [Early 1900s] Disposal or rejection of something, as in They gave the new plan the deep six. This usage comes from nautical slang of the 1920s for tossing something overboard (to its watery grave; see def. 1). It was transferred to more general kinds of disposal in the 1940s and gave rise to the verb to deep-six, for “toss overboard” or “discard.” The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cultural definitions for deep sixdeep-six To dispose of, discard, or get rid of: “The board of directors deep-sixed the proposal without even reading it.” This phrase is derived from the noun “deep six,” meaning burial at sea and referring to the depth of water necessary for such a burial. The term was later used as slang for a grave (customarily six feet underground) and, by extension, as a verb meaning “to kill.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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