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词汇 how-do-you-do
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Definition of how-do-you-do in English:

how-do-you-do

(also how-d'ye-do, how-de-do)
noun
  • 1A greeting.

    问候

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But I'm just keyed into his drawl "How do you do?"
    • ' Yes of course, how do you do Mr. Darcy? '
    • Instead of the usual ' hello ' or ' how do you do ', Darden could only exclaim, "You walked in all this rain?"
    • Tang said at that time he thought the only way to greet a person was to say, "How do you do?"
    • Showing up in town without telling her first, or so much as a " how-do-you-do ".
    • How do you do this fine afternoon? "
    • "How do you do, Mr. Corey?"
    • " How do you do, Mrs. Wentworth.
    • Miss Darcy's nervousness was plain from her gentle "How do you do?"
    • To cashier him away, they made him Governor General of our country without so much as a "If you please" or " How do you do ".
    • She then executed a perfect little curtsey and said solemnly, "how do you do, sir?"
    • Upon introduction, it is proper to say "How do you do," not "Hi" or " Hello "!
    • He said, ' How do you do. '
    • We've moved onto slightly more sophisticated signals of communication, such as er, language: saying things like "How do you do?"
    • Without so much as a ' how do you do ' they launched straight into a tightly rehearsed 20-minute routine of their songs specially tailored for the show.
    1. 1.1informal An awkward, messy, or annoying situation.
      〈非正式〉尴尬局面;麻烦事
      a fine how-do-you-do that would be!

      这会是件多么麻烦的事情啊!

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Isn't that a fine how do you do.
      • Well, that's a fine "how do you do."
      Synonyms
      difficulty, issue, trouble, worry, complication, difficult situation, mess, muddle, mix-up

Rhymes

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Definition of how-do-you-do in US English:

how-do-you-do

(also how-d'ye-do, how-de-do)
nounˌhaʊdəjəˈduˌhoudəyəˈdo͞o
  • 1A greeting.

    问候

    Example sentencesExamples
    • "How do you do, Mr. Corey?"
    • We've moved onto slightly more sophisticated signals of communication, such as er, language: saying things like "How do you do?"
    • How do you do this fine afternoon? "
    • Upon introduction, it is proper to say "How do you do," not "Hi" or " Hello "!
    • ' Yes of course, how do you do Mr. Darcy? '
    • Without so much as a ' how do you do ' they launched straight into a tightly rehearsed 20-minute routine of their songs specially tailored for the show.
    • Miss Darcy's nervousness was plain from her gentle "How do you do?"
    • Tang said at that time he thought the only way to greet a person was to say, "How do you do?"
    • He said, ' How do you do. '
    • She then executed a perfect little curtsey and said solemnly, "how do you do, sir?"
    • But I'm just keyed into his drawl "How do you do?"
    • Showing up in town without telling her first, or so much as a " how-do-you-do ".
    • Instead of the usual ' hello ' or ' how do you do ', Darden could only exclaim, "You walked in all this rain?"
    • " How do you do, Mrs. Wentworth.
    • To cashier him away, they made him Governor General of our country without so much as a "If you please" or " How do you do ".
    1. 1.1informal An awkward, messy, or annoying situation.
      〈非正式〉尴尬局面;麻烦事
      a fine how-do-you-do that would be!

      这会是件多么麻烦的事情啊!

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Isn't that a fine how do you do.
      • Well, that's a fine "how do you do."
      Synonyms
      difficulty, issue, trouble, worry, complication, difficult situation, mess, muddle, mix-up
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