| 词汇 | creation |
| 释义 | CREATION make something from scratch to make something by starting with the basic ingredients.(Informal.)We made the cake from scratch, using no prepared ingredients.I didn't have a ladder, so I made one from scratch. make something to order to put something together only when someone requests it. (Usually said about clothing.)This store only makes suits to order.Our shirts fit perfectly because each one is made to order. spin something off to create something as a by-product of something else.When the company reorganized, it spun its banking division offBy spinning off part of its assets, a company gets needed capital. think something up to contrive or invent something.Don't worry. I'll find a way to do it. I can think something up in time to get it done.John thought up a way to solve our problem. whip something up to prepare, create, or put something together. (Informal.)I haven't written my report yet, but I'll whip one up before the deadline.Come in and sit down. I'll go whip up something to eat. in creation?Used as an intensifier after a question word (who, what, where, when, why, and how) to express extreme confusion, surprise, or aggravation. And just how in creation am I supposed to have three reports done by 9 AM tomorrow? Where in creation did you find that rusty old car? Who in creation is making all that noise? all over creationEverywhere; over a great distance or area; all over the place. Primarily heard in US. I've been looking all over creation trying to find you! Janet: "You guys are two hours late! Where were you?" George: "Lenny here thought he'd take a shortcut, and we ended up driving all over creation!" on earthAn intensifier used to emphasize surprise, shock, anger, disgust, etc. How on earth am I supposed to read this entire book in one week? What on earth were you thinking, driving across the state in the middle of the night? the ass end of creationrude slang A location that is extremely remote or out of the way, hyperbolically and sarcastically identified as the farthest point away from anything. I don't know what they were thinking building the stadium in the ass end of creation. Who's going to drive this far to see a baseball game? My cousin offered me a place to stay while I was in Michigan, but she lives in the ass end of creation so it wasn't really worth considering. the hind end of creationA location that is extremely remote or out of the way, hyperbolically and sarcastically identified as the farthest point away from anything. I don't know what they were thinking building the stadium in the hind end of creation. Who's going to drive this far to see a baseball game? My cousin offered me a place to stay while I was in Michigan, but she lives in the hind end of creation so it wasn't really worth considering. all over creationand all over hell and half of Georgia; all over hell and gone; to hell and goneRur. everywhere. Little Billy had his toys spread out all over creation. It took forever to clean up after him. They're looking all over creation, trying to find the missing man. Tom has traveled all over hell and half of Georgia trying to find the man who done him wrong. the hind end of creationRur. a very remote place. I wish I lived in the city. I'm tired of living here in the hind end of creation. Joe moved out to a little shack at the hind end of creation. on earthand in creation; in the worldFig. really; indeed; in fact. (Used as an intensifier after who, what, when, where, how.) What on earth do you mean?' How in creation do you expect me to do that? Who in the world do you think you are? in creationsee under on earth. on earth1. Also, in creation; in the world. Ever, anywhere, of all possible things. These phrases are all used for emphasis in questions or, less often, in a negative context. For example, What on earth is he doing with a spade? or Where in creation did that child go? or How in the world do you expect me to carry all those bags? [Late 1700s] 2. like nothing on earth. Incomparable. For example, That perfume smells like nothing on earth, or Her new hair color is like nothing on earth. [c. 1900] on earth Among all the possibilities: Why on earth did you put on that outfit? all over creationEverywhere. This homespun cliché uses creation in the sense of everything in the world that, by implication, God created. |
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