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knows BrE /nəʊz/
NAmE /noʊz/► SEE ALLGod/goodness/Heaven knowsLord (only) knows (what, where, why, etc.)…
●God/goodness/Heaven knows (spoken) 1. I do not know; no one knows 谁知道；天晓得◆‘What’s going to happen next?’ ‘God knows.’
“接下来会发生什么？”“天晓得。”2. used for adding emphasis to a statement, opinion, etc. （用于强调）老天作证，确实，的确◆God knows how he manages to survive on such a small salary.
真不知道他靠这么微薄的薪水如何生活。◆I’m no gardening expert, goodness knows!
我可不是园艺专家，老天作证！ (Some people may find the use of God knows offensive. 有人可能会认为 God knows 这种用法含冒犯意。) ●ˈLord (ˈonly) knows (what, where, why, etc.)… (spoken) used to say that you do not know the answer to sth 天晓得◆She comes and goes as she pleases. Lord knows when we’ll see her again.她想来就来，想走就走，天知道我们什么时候能再见到她。◆‘Why did she say that?’ ‘Lord knows!’“她为何那样说？”“只有天知道！” (Some people may find this use offensive. 有人可能会认为这种用法含冒犯意。) |