| 单词 | dismal desmond |
| 释义 | > as lemmasDismal Desmond Dismal Desmond n. a toy dog with drooping ears; also transferred, a gloomy person. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > dejected or gloomy person unhappy hooka1529 drooper1577 disconsolate1631 desponder1689 mope1693 moper1721 despondent1812 misery1888 crape-hanger1921 Dismal Desmond1926 Dismal Jimmy1927 crêpe-hanger1930 Eeyore1932 1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 891/3 Dismal Desmond. An amusing, lovable puppy. 1934 A. Christie Parker Pyne Investigates 66 The gentleman selling Dismal Desmonds does not know what to make of it. 1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart ii. iii. 219 A Dismal Desmond dog sat on the bed. 1939 ‘M. Innes’ Stop Press ii. vii. 319 A blob of a nose, a mottled snout, a lachrymose eye, a..drooping ear—the creature is called a Dismal Desmond and is known in every nursery. 1941 A. Christie N or M? i. 5 I wasn't conscious of looking a Dismal Desmond. 1968 ‘R. Raine’ Night of Hawk x. 52 Larry's a character and a half. Don't let the dismal Desmond look fool you. < as lemmas |
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