give the time of day

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To acknowledge someone; to give someone respect or attention; to tip one's hat. idiomatic
    — If you're lucky, she might give you the time of day.
  2. To not acknowledge someone; to snub someone; to disrespect someone; to ignore someone. idiomatic
    — He won't give the time of day to someone like you or me.
  3. To tell someone the time of day by looking at one's wristwatch, etc. dated,literally

词形变化

gives the time of day present,singular,third-person giving the time of day participle,present gave the time of day past given the time of day participle,past

词源

According to some, the expression originally literally referred to greeting someone with the obsolete greeting "good time of day", or other greeting appropriate to the time of day (e.g., good morning, good afternoon, good evening), and only later acquired an association with telling someone the time, along with its idiomatic sense.
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