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ish

/ɪʃ/

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adverb

有点儿，略微。

Somewhat, reasonably, fairly

Examples :

""Was the film any good?" – "Ish.""

“那电影怎么样？” – “有点儿吧。”

language linguistics

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adverb

左右，大约。

About, approximately

Examples :

""The meeting will start at 2:30-ish this afternoon." "

今天下午两点半左右开会。

language number

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noun

嘘音符号

The letter which stands for the sh sound /ʃ/ in Pitman shorthand.

Examples :

"The shorthand symbol for the "sh" sound is called "ish". "

在皮特曼速记中，代表“sh”音的符号叫做“嘘音符号”。

language phonetics writing linguistics

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noun

期，一期，一份

An instalment of a periodical; an issue.

Examples :

""I missed last month's ish of the gardening magazine, but I picked up the new one today." "

我错过了上个月那本园艺杂志的一期，不过今天我买了新一期。

media literature

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noun

屎, 粪便.

Examples :

""I stepped in ish on my way to work." "

上班路上我不小心踩到屎了。

curse exclamation