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词汇 pshaw
释义

Definition of pshaw in English:

pshaw

exclamation ʃɔːpʃɔː(p)ʃɔ
dated, humorous
  • An expression of contempt or impatience.

    啐,哼,呸(表示轻蔑、不耐烦)

    ‘Poison? Pshaw! The very idea!’

    “毒药?啐!亏你想得出!”

    Example sentencesExamples
    • EEEEWWWW pshaw what the bloody hell?
    • And for those of you who don't really want details of this, pshaw!
verb ʃɔːpʃɔː(p)ʃɔ
[no object]dated, humorous
  • Say ‘pshaw’

    when I suggested that free trade might dilute Canadian culture, he pshawed

    当我指出自由贸易可能淡化加拿大文化时,他哼了一声。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Oh, I was a stickler for the rules,’ she pshawed, ‘I work in a bar now.’
    • But business leaders have pshawed those claims, saying that much of the debate by critics outside the chip industry has been driven by ignorance and emotional arguments.
    • He pshawed me, accused me of being in denial of incipient middle-age and merely affecting to like ‘the crew’ whilst pining for Celine Dion or Dido.
    • But other lawmakers pshawed that notion, saying the ministry's financial report yesterday lacked substance.
    • Upon hearing Kurtz's notes over the phone, one imagines the rewrite guy pshawing the angle.

Origin

Natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the late 17th century.

Definition of pshaw in US English:

pshaw

exclamation(p)ʃɔ(p)SHô
  • An expression of contempt or impatience.

    啐,哼,呸(表示轻蔑、不耐烦)

    “Poison? Pshaw! The very idea!”

    “毒药?啐!亏你想得出!”

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And for those of you who don't really want details of this, pshaw!
    • EEEEWWWW pshaw what the bloody hell?
verb(p)ʃɔ(p)SHô
[no object]
  • Say ‘pshaw’

    when I suggested that free trade might dilute Canadian culture, he pshawed

    当我指出自由贸易可能淡化加拿大文化时,他哼了一声。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He pshawed me, accused me of being in denial of incipient middle-age and merely affecting to like ‘the crew’ whilst pining for Celine Dion or Dido.
    • ‘Oh, I was a stickler for the rules,’ she pshawed, ‘I work in a bar now.’
    • But business leaders have pshawed those claims, saying that much of the debate by critics outside the chip industry has been driven by ignorance and emotional arguments.
    • But other lawmakers pshawed that notion, saying the ministry's financial report yesterday lacked substance.
    • Upon hearing Kurtz's notes over the phone, one imagines the rewrite guy pshawing the angle.

Origin

Natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the late 17th century.

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