| 释义 |
▪ I. uh, int.|ʌh, ʌ|
[Imitative: cf. ugh.]
a. A representation of an inarticulate sound, such as that produced in coughing.
1605B. Jonson Volpone i. iii, I feele mee going, (vh, vh, vh, vh.) I am sayling to my port, (vh, vh, vh, vh?) 1678Otway Friendship in F. ii. i, Uh gud murther, I had rather you had offer'd me a Toad. 1818Scott Br. Lamm. xiii, Nae ill come ower them, I trust? Uh? 1818― Rob Roy xxxi, Uh! uh! &c. &c. I am very happy to have this joyful opportunity.
b. U.S. Expressing hesitation: = er.
1962J. D. MacDonald Only Girl in Game vi. 85 ‘Are you cashing cheques?’.. The man hesitated. ‘Uh... Yes, we are.’ 1973National Observer (U.S.) 3 Feb., He wanted most awfully to see the one in the advertisement about being, uh, well, you know. 1977N.Y. Rev. Bks. 4 Aug. 32/4 ‘Perhaps we should, uh, wait,’ I said.
c. = eh int. 3.
1977‘E. Trevor’ Theta Syndrome ii. 28 ‘Was it okay, Doc?’ ‘Uh?’ ‘The tube.’ ‘Oh, sure.’ 1978G. Greene Human Factor v. iii. 272 ‘Weren't those my very words?’ ‘Uh,’ Mr Barker said.
▪ II. uh|ʌ|
repr. the indefinite article in the speech of U.S. Blacks.
1893H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities of Speech in Mississippi 65 Uh, the common negro form for the indefinite article a. This is generally written er by dialect writers, but no sound of r is ever apparent in the negro pronunciation. 1933Publ. Texas Folklore Soc. XI. 105 Dey's jes' ez good uh fish in de creek ez evah been caught. 1973Black World Oct. 74 Locking up folks lives For stealing less than uh hundred dollars. |
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