darned
past simple and past participle ofdarn
| 单词 | darned |
| 释义 | darned past simple and past participle ofdarn darn verb[T] uk/dɑːn/us/dɑːrn/torepairaholeor apieceofclothingwithlongstitchesacrosstheholeand otherstitchesacrossthem: She still darns theholesin hersocks. Knitting & sewing
Examplesofdarneddarned In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The poignant flavours turn out to be those of cakes and biscuits, the revelations concern clean laundry anddarnedcollars. From theCambridge English Corpus The motor industry does somedarnedsilly things, but nothing quite so silly as that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It cost me £1,100 and it is adarnedgood house. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be adarnedsight more accountable if there were an annual election with an annual verdict on the authority's performance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does she agree that it would have been adarnedsight better had he said that to the electorate before rather than after the election? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a compromise, but it is adarnedsight better than the situation would have been had an agreement not been reached. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I sincerely hope that it will be adarnedsight less than that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I still say that either way it was toodarnedbig. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has a marked revulsion for the wholedarnedbusiness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am told that the traffic system there works adarnedsight better now that the lights are not working. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that this is adarnedbad tradition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are going to bedarnedlucky to stay alive for that period. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We had not thought that through much, but we weredarnedif we would not include something about an employers' contribution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he agree that that is adarnedscandal? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been patched, stitched anddarned—debauched almost—out of all recognition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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