| 词组 | since the year dot |
| 释义 | Idiom since the year dotfrom/since the year dot British & Australian, American for a very long time.Children have been fascinated by ghost stories since the year dot. since the year dotSince an unspecified date in time that occurred long ago. They've been holding that festival since the year dot—I'm not sure anyone really knows how old it is. My grandmother always says that she's loved cooking since the year dot, but my grandfather is quick to point out that she hated cooking when they first met. since the year dotorfrom the year dotBRITISHIf you say that something has been the way it is since the year dot or from the year dot, you mean it has been like that for a very long time. Most of these folks have been here since the year dot. That's the way contracts have been done from the year dot. from, since, etc. the year ˈdot(American English from, since, etc. the year ˈone) (informal) from, etc. a very long time ago: The case contained old papers going back to the year dot. |
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