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词汇 yikes
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Definition of yikes in English:

yikes

exclamation jʌɪksjaɪks
informal
  • Expressing shock and alarm, often for humorous effect.

    〈非正式,常幽默〉 表示惊慌等

    I had a dip in the 40 degree pool (yikes!)

    我竟在华氏40度的游泳池里游泳(呀!)。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is expected to hit us at 3pm on Friday… yikes!
    • I've spent ages typing this short blog and talking on msn, yikes!
    • After that we went to Arrow Bar (that makes 3 times in 5 days… yikes!).
    • Yikes, your father sounds pretty scary himself.
    • Our boys finally get to interact for the first time… yikes!
    • The team tried a demonstration just before the show - yikes!
    • What I hoped would take 40 minutes to fix took more like 5 hours - yikes!
    • But the Government did not get even that bit right, because it forgot about England - yikes!
    • My favourite words include yikes, splat, glub, eek and aargh!
    • yikes man!
    • Bye bye golf, hello Pilates… yikes!
    • Now might be a good moment to start panicking about Blackpool * yikes *.
    • She'd been in hospital for 8 hours on Monday night coz her side pains had gotten so bad that she could barely move. yikes!

Origin

1970s: of unknown origin; compare with yoicks.

Definition of yikes in US English:

yikes

exclamationjaɪksyīks
informal
  • Expressing shock and alarm, often for humorous effect.

    〈非正式,常幽默〉 表示惊慌等

    I had a dip in the 40-degree pool (yikes!)

    我竟在华氏40度的游泳池里游泳(呀!)。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The team tried a demonstration just before the show - yikes!
    • She'd been in hospital for 8 hours on Monday night coz her side pains had gotten so bad that she could barely move. yikes!
    • Bye bye golf, hello Pilates… yikes!
    • Now might be a good moment to start panicking about Blackpool * yikes *.
    • yikes man!
    • Our boys finally get to interact for the first time… yikes!
    • What I hoped would take 40 minutes to fix took more like 5 hours - yikes!
    • After that we went to Arrow Bar (that makes 3 times in 5 days… yikes!).
    • I've spent ages typing this short blog and talking on msn, yikes!
    • It is expected to hit us at 3pm on Friday… yikes!
    • But the Government did not get even that bit right, because it forgot about England - yikes!
    • Yikes, your father sounds pretty scary himself.
    • My favourite words include yikes, splat, glub, eek and aargh!

Origin

1970s: of unknown origin; compare with yoicks.

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