"what gives" meaning in All languages combined

See what gives on Wiktionary

Phrase [英语]

Etymology: 于1940年首次可考于约翰·奥哈拉所著小说《Pal Joey》。据《American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition》(2013年)和一些其他文献,其是仿譯自德語 “was gibt's?”或一个意第緒語等价构式。
  1. 怎么回事,为什么
    Sense id: zh-what_gives-en-phrase-cGYZuGXW
  2. 怎么了,发生什么了
    Sense id: zh-what_gives-en-phrase-wK2hvo-1
  3. 你好吗
    Sense id: zh-what_gives-en-phrase-vhDqjE5d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (你好吗): how are you?

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          "text": "Not even thirty minutes after leaving the shower, my head starts itching. What gives?",
          "translation": "洗完澡还没三十分钟,我的头就开始痒了。到底是怎么回事?"
        }
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          "text": "What gives with you and Martha?",
          "translation": "你和Martha是怎么了?"
        }
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