| 词组 | goodness knows |
| 释义 | goodness knows1. No one knows. (A variant of "God knows.") Goodness knows how long it will take for my application to be processed. A: "How do you think you did on your exam?" B: "Goodness knows!" 2. It is true, certain, or definite that; it is obvious or clear that. Goodness knows I need to do well on this test, or I can kiss my scholarship goodbye! God/goodness/Heaven knows(spoken)1 I do not know; no one knows: ‘What’s going to happen next?’ ‘God knows.’ 2 used for adding emphasis to a statement, opinion, etc: God knows how he manages to survive on such a small salary.I’m no gardening expert, goodness knows!(Some people may find the use of God knows offensive.) |
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