维基词典

bat an eyelid

英语

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源自bat (“震颤”)，约1900年。[1]

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  • （澳洲）音频：(檔案)

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bat an eyelid (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 bats an eyelid，現在分詞 batting an eyelid，一般過去時及過去分詞 batted an eyelid)

  1. (俗語，主要用否定) 关心，注意，有反应，理睬
    近義詞：flinch
    When laptop computers first came out they were something of a novelty. These days, nobody bats an eyelid.
    笔记本电脑刚问世的时候很新奇，现在大家都见怪不怪了。
    • 1914, Edgar Beecher Bronson, The Vanguard，第 155 頁:
      […] he got the drop on Cox, the only time I had seen or heard of its being done — had his pistol out and stuck in Cox's face before Cox could bat an eyelid.
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    • 2006, Pete Takeda, An Eye at the Top of the World，第 116 頁:
      If you were to walk into a salon in America after a few 10–12 hour days of sweaty, dusty travel with no shower, you'd probably be politely asked to leave and not return until you've cleaned up. But here in a land whose resources and infrastructure cannot sustain such frivolity, the barber doesn't even bat an eyelid.
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    • 2007, Fionn Davenport, Dublin Encounter，第 153 頁:
      Dublin's not a bad place to be gay. Most people wouldn't bat an eyelid at public displays of affection between same-sex couples […]
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  1. ↑ The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, 1997, p. 720
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