| 单词 | curses, foiled again! |
| 释义 | > as lemmascurses, foiled again! b. Used in plural as an imprecation, expressing irritation or frustration; esp. (histrionically or as a stage-aside) curses, foiled again! ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > oaths other than religious or obscene > imprecations woeOE dahetc1290 confoundc1330 foul (also shame) fall ——c1330 sorrow on——c1330 in the wanianda1352 wildfirea1375 evil theedomc1386 a pestilence on (also upon)c1390 woe betide you (also him, her, etc.)c1390 maldathaita1400 murrainc1400 out ona1415 in the wild waning worldc1485 vengeance?a1500 in a wanion1549 with a wanion1549 woe worth1553 a plague on——a1566 with a wanion to?c1570 with a wanyand1570 bot1584 maugre1590 poxa1592 death1593 rot1594 rot on1595 cancro1597 pax1604 pize on (also upon)1605 vild1605 peascod1606 cargo1607 confusion1608 perditiona1616 (a) pest upon1632 deuce1651 stap my vitals1697 strike me blind, dumb, lucky (if, but—)1697 stop my vitals1699 split me (or my windpipe)1700 rabbit1701 consume1756 capot me!1760 nick me!1760 weary set1788 rats1816 bad cess to1859 curse1885 hanged1887 buggeration1964 1885 Muskerry & Jourdain Khartoum! viii. 49 Ha! they're here. Ah, curses! 1926 ‘S. Steele’ (title) Curses, what a night! A nonsensical satire on the mellerdrammer. 1932 J. Corbett Vampire of Skies ii. 29 He happened to be free at the moment — the Yard knew that (curses!) — and his holidays were due in a fortnight. 1967 Gernhard & Holler Snoopy versus Red Baron (song) 4 He flew into the sky to seek revenge, but the Baron shot him down. Curses, foiled again! 1973 S. Allen Curses! 119 If you haven't learned anything from this book then, ‘Curses! May you be foiled again and again and again!’ c1977 V. R. Cheatham Skits & Spoofs for Young Actors p. v The Tortoise and the Hare Hit the Road... Meet Dr. Frankenstein... Curses! Foiled Again! 1986 R. Claiborne Saying what You Mean 197 ‘Curses!’ the baffled villain snarled. < as lemmas |
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