| 词汇 | Warts |
| 释义 | (redirected from Warts)wart1. An imperfection or flaw. Typically used in the phrase "warts and all." If you’re going to marry him, then you better love him, warts and all. 2. An irritating person. Quit being such a wart—you're giving me a headache. 3. An obstacle or impediment. I know it sounds like a great idea, but the wart here is Mom. How are you going to make sure she doesn't see you sneak out? warts and allIncluding any imperfections or flaws. If you're going to marry him, then you better love him, warts and all. warts and allCliché even with the flaws. It's a great performance—warts and all. Yes, we admire each other very much, warts and all. warts and allIncluding all blemishes, faults, and shortcomings, as in Rather unwisely, they decided to buy the house, warts and all. This expression supposedly alludes to Oliver Cromwell's instruction to portrait painter Sir Peter Lely to "remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me, otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it." [First half of 1600s] warts and allCOMMON If you describe or accept someone or something warts and all, you describe or accept them as they really are, including all their faults. After all these years, I know Paul very well and I love him, warts and all. Couldn't you go ahead anyway and write the unauthorized biography, warts and all? Note: You can use warts-and-all before a noun. This is very much a warts-and-all biography. Note: The 17th century English leader Oliver Cromwell is said to have told an artist who was painting his portrait that he did not wish to be flattered: `Remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me, otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it.' warts and allincluding features or qualities that are not appealing or attractive. informalThis expression is said to stem from a request made by Oliver Cromwell to the portrait painter Peter Lely : ‘Remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me’. 1998 Times We painted Fayed, warts and all; Fleet Street denounces us for not painting just the warts. ˌwarts and ˈall(informal) including all the faults as well as the good points: She still loves him, warts and all.The story is that Oliver Cromwell asked the painter Sir Peter Lely to paint him exactly as he appeared, including all his bad features such as his warts (= a small hard lump that grows on the skin).wart1. n. an annoying person. (Also a rude term of address.) Tell the wart to leave, or we will be forced to call Spike, who doesn’t care for such persons. 2. n. a problem or an obstruction in a plan. Okay, now we come to the wart. We don’t have the money to carry out this plan. worry wart n. someone who worries all the time. Don’t be such a worry wart. warts and allSlang All defects and imperfections notwithstanding: They love each other, warts and all. warts and allWith all one’s faults, blemishes, and shortcomings. This term allegedly comes from instructions Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) gave to Sir Peter Lely when commissioning him to paint his portrait: “But remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me, otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it.” It is still current. worry wartA person who agonizes unduly, anticipating failure or disaster or other misfortune. This slangy term, also spelled worrywart, dates from about 1930. For example, “‘So who’s alarmed?’ I asked. . . . ‘You were, Mr. Worrywart. You saw the Health truck outside and what did you think? Sickness’” (James Patterson, London Bridges, 2004). See also nervous Nellie. warts and allWithout sparing any literal or figurative blemishes. The phrase is attributed to England's Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, who ordered Sir John Lely, the artist painting his portrait, not to flatter him, but to paint him with any and all physical imperfections . . . “‘warts and all.” As many people over the years credited Cromwell with the phrase, there is no definite proof that he did indeed use it. Still, if he didn't, he should have. |
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