| 单词 | damn |
| 释义 | damn (dæm ) Word forms: damns , damning , damned 1. exclamation B1+ Damn, damn it, and dammit are used by some people to express anger or impatience. [informal, rude, feelings] Don't be flippant, damn it! This is serious. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Damn is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying. [informal, rude, emphasis] There's not a damn thing you can do about it now. Damn is also an adverb. As it turned out, I was damn right. Let's have a damn good party. 3. verb If you say that a person or a news report damns something such as a policy or action, you mean that they are very critical of it. ...a sensational book in which she damns the ultra-right party. [VERB noun] ...a report damning the chocolate advertising people for targeting women in their campaigns. [VERB noun] 4. See also damned, damning 5. not give a damn phrase If you say that someone does not give a damn about something, you are emphasizing that they do not care about it at all. [informal, rude, emphasis] 6. damn near phrase [PHRASE before verb, PHR n/adj] People use damn near to emphasize that what they are saying is not actually true, but is very close to being true. [informal, rude, emphasis] I damn near went crazy. 7. near as damn it phrase Some people say as near as damn it or as near as dammit to emphasize that what they have said is almost completely accurate, but not quite. [British, informal, rude, emphasis] It's as near as damn it the same thing. The stadium will be as near as dammit empty. Idioms: damn with faint praise to say something about someone which sounds nice but which shows that you do not really have a high opinion of them In recent months he has consistently damned the government with faint praise, but earlier this week he issued an appeal for continuity. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 该死的, 谴责 Japanese: いまいましい, ひどく非難する |
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