damn
exclamation
informaluk/dæm/us/dæm/(alsodamn it)B1
anexpressionofanger:
该死,可恶,真倒霉(表示愤怒或气恼)Damn, I'vespilledcoffeedown myblouse!真倒霉,我把咖啡洒到衬衫上了!
It'sbroken! Damn!
used foremphasis:
Damn, thattastesgood.
I don'tbragvery often, but damn, I'm going tobragabout this!
Expressions of anger
- ay
- bally
- beg
- biscuit
- blast
- blasted
- bloody
- dickens
- drat
- egad
- fie
- flaming
- flip
- flipping
- la
- marry
- need
- precious
- put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it!idiom
- rats
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Linguistics: interjections
Synonyms
dammit
goddamn
damn
adverb
informaluk/dæm/us/dæm/used,especiallywhen you areannoyed, tomean"very":
(尤用于生气时)太,很,非常Heknewdamnwellhow muchtroubleit wouldcause.他非常清楚它会带来多大的麻烦。
Nexttimehe can damnwelldo it himself!下一次他自己去干吧!
You were damnluckynot to have beenkilled!你没送命可真够走运的!
damn allUKinformal
nothing:
丝毫没有,什么都没有Iknowdamn all aboutcomputers.我对计算机一窍不通。
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abjectly
- abundantly
- beyond
- biblical
- blankly
- completely
- desperately
- extreme
- highly
- positive
- rank
- raving
- smack
- spectacularly
- such
- terrible
- terribly
- unutterably
- veritably
- wonderfully
damn
adjective
informaluk/dæm/us/dæm/used fordescribingsomething when you areannoyedabout it:
Where did I put the damnkeys?
The damn thing isbrokenagain.
used fordescribingsomething when youwanttoemphasizeit:
That's a damnshame.
It's a damnsighteasierif youknowwhat you're doing.
Expressions of anger
- ay
- bally
- beg
- biscuit
- blast
- blasted
- bloody
- dickens
- drat
- egad
- fie
- flaming
- flip
- flipping
- la
- marry
- need
- precious
- put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it!idiom
- rats
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Linguistics: interjections
damn
verb
uk/dæm/us/dæm/damnverb(BLAME)
[T]
toblameorstronglycriticizesomething or someone:
谴责,指责Theinquiryinto thedisasterdamns thecompanyforitslackofsafetyprecautions.这起灾难的调查报告强烈谴责该公司没有预先采取足够的安全措施。
Synonyms
attack(CRITICIZE)
castigateformal
censureformal
chastise(CRITICIZE)formal
condemn
criticize
decryformal
denounce(CRITICIZE)
excoriateformal
railformal
revileformal
slaminformal
Disapproving & criticizing
- anathematize
- animadversion
- aspersion
- assail
- aw
- backbite
- boo
- criticism
- deprecate
- dim
- niggle
- nitpick
- opprobrious
- peanut gallery
- people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesidiom
- personalization
- personalize
- philippic
- sarky
- tear
damnverb(PUNISH)
[Tusually passive]
(especiallyofGod) toforcesomeone tostayinhelland bepunishedforever:
(尤指上帝)惩罚,把…投入地狱As achildshe wastaughtthat she would be damned for hersins.她从小就受教导,有了罪过要受到惩罚。
Relgious concepts: Hell
- chthonic
- damnation
- damned
- devildom
- fire
- fire and brimstoneidiom
- Hades
- hell
- hellfire
- infernal
- underworld
damn you, them, it, etc.informal
used toexpressangerwith someone or something:
You got the lastticket- damn you, Iwantedthat!你得到了最后一张票——讨厌,我也想要呢!
damn the ...informal
used to say that you do notcareabout something:
I'm going to say what Ithink, and damn theconsequences.
Idiom
damn with faint praise
damn
adjective[before noun]
informaluk/dæm/us/dæm/(alsodamned)used toexpressangerwith someone or something:
该死的,可恶的,讨厌的Damnfool!该死的傻瓜!
Expressions of anger
- ay
- bally
- beg
- biscuit
- blast
- blasted
- bloody
- dickens
- drat
- egad
- fie
- flaming
- flip
- flipping
- la
- marry
- need
- precious
- put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it!idiom
- rats