bat an eyelid

英語

其他形式

• bat an eye
• bat an eyelash

詞源

源自bat (「震顫」)，約1900年。

發音

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動詞

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) 關心，注意，有反應，理睬

   近義詞： flinch

   When laptop computers first came out they were something of a novelty. These days, nobody bats an eyelid.

   筆記本電腦剛問世的時候很新奇，現在大家都見怪不怪了。

   • 1914, Edgar Beecher Bronson, The Vanguard，頁號 155:

     […] 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，頁號 116:

     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，頁號 153:

     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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衍生詞彙

• without batting an eyelid

 

參見

• bat one's eyes
• turn a hair