party like it's 1999英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

动词 v.

To party intensely, particularly when reckless or pessimistic. idiomatic

— This past year the girls in Laughlin worked hard at protesting Chatham's prohibition and at getting a reputation for the best parties in town. They succeeded at living up to their theme — Party Like it's 1999!

词形变化

parties like it's 1999 present,singular,third-person partying like it's 1999 participle,present partied like it was 1999 participle,past partied like it was 1999 past partied like it's 1999 participle,past partied like it's 1999 past

词源

From the Prince song called 1999 and released in 1982. The song uses the phrase in reference to a nuclear apocalypse predicted to occur in the year 2000, but it was later reinterpreted as meaning that the turn of the millennium calls for a particularly large celebration.