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单词 darned
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Definition of darned in English:

darned

(US durned)
adjective dɑːnddɑrnd
North American informal
  • you have to work a darned sight harder
    euphemism for damned
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You're darned right I'm going to look at the market.
    • Most of them are darned good and fascinating, but we should all also be prepared to plunge in and get a little red in tooth and claw when weakling articles like that one make it into our range.
    • These can be slipped into your luggage quite innocently on the pretext that they're darned useful for keeping camera film dry on canoeing expeditions.
    • There I am, sitting, munching away on a pretty darned good bagel with lashings of cream cheese and folded smoked salmon and somebody says ‘I guess you like bagels cause you're French?’
    • You're darned lucky that Andy was in a cooperative mood this morning, husband mine.
    • I'm looking forward to brats and diet Coke and some darned good baseball.
    • In fact, a lot of them seemed quick to form other ideas about what a lovely red-haired woman in silver might be interested in doing at night, and some were darned eager to cooperate.
    • And I'll be darned if I'll buy them and then let them rot in the cupboard.
    • I missed the darned bus by seconds and so have decided to walk.
    • Ironically, the luxury SUV looks pretty darned good when viewed that closely, but when I pull back for the macro view I find some annoying flaws and noteworthy virtues.
    • I'm not going to downplay my skill as a teacher, but I will say there are a good many everyday teachers out there who are passionate about what they do and are darned good at it.
    • The second-half Cubs will be much better than the first-half Cubs, and the first-half Cubs have been darned good themselves.
    • The thing of it is, Lance's bike is expensive, which is what makes the 2300 so darned cool.
    • Going to Mars is too darned expensive, they say, and we should save our money.
    • If the ‘huntsmen’ were to tell me that hunting was just darned good fun, I'd pat every man jack of them on the back.
    • I swear under my breath and kick that darned girl under the table.
    • And if you look at the people that - the new construction, based on these four storms, our building code is pretty darned good.
    • I'd be darned if I was about to do his washing as well!
    • I thought it was odd at the time because leather is pretty darned durable and not likely to tear.
    • Turn the thing on and a quietly whirring motor oscillates the variously shaped heads at a breakneck speed of 3,600 RPM, which feels pretty darned good.
    • I know Ashron Kutcher is a celebrity, because I hear him mentioned all the time, but I'll be darned if I can put the name to the face.
    • Unfortunately, there is no moondust or magic wand; it is just darned hard work.
    • Fortier called his scope/ice block creation a ‘Zeissicle,’ but I'm darned if I can think of a clever name for the Leupold version.
    • The included applications might not work completely, but they work pretty darned well overall, and provide most of the functionality that my clients need, right out of the box.

Derivatives

  • darnedest

  • adjectiveˈdɑːndɪstˈdɑrndəst
    North American informal
    • Used to emphasize the surprising nature of something.

      people say the darnedest things when they've got an audience
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There is hardly an NGO in existence that has not tried its darnedest to cut the Gordian knot that binds Africa to its manifold difficulties.
      • Behind me is another crouching rookie firefighter, the sculptor Kenny Hunter, doing his inexpert darnedest to ensure I don't trip over the hose.
      • When his forces make their move they will do so knowing what they have to achieve - the goals might be limited - and they will do their darnedest to get the best result with the least effort.
 
 

Definition of darned in US English:

darned

(also durned)
adjectivedärnddɑrnd
North American informal
  • you have to work a darned sight harder
    euphemism for damned
    as submodifier they're darned good songwriters
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'm looking forward to brats and diet Coke and some darned good baseball.
    • You're darned right I'm going to look at the market.
    • The second-half Cubs will be much better than the first-half Cubs, and the first-half Cubs have been darned good themselves.
    • Fortier called his scope/ice block creation a ‘Zeissicle,’ but I'm darned if I can think of a clever name for the Leupold version.
    • In fact, a lot of them seemed quick to form other ideas about what a lovely red-haired woman in silver might be interested in doing at night, and some were darned eager to cooperate.
    • I'm not going to downplay my skill as a teacher, but I will say there are a good many everyday teachers out there who are passionate about what they do and are darned good at it.
    • You're darned lucky that Andy was in a cooperative mood this morning, husband mine.
    • Turn the thing on and a quietly whirring motor oscillates the variously shaped heads at a breakneck speed of 3,600 RPM, which feels pretty darned good.
    • I know Ashron Kutcher is a celebrity, because I hear him mentioned all the time, but I'll be darned if I can put the name to the face.
    • Ironically, the luxury SUV looks pretty darned good when viewed that closely, but when I pull back for the macro view I find some annoying flaws and noteworthy virtues.
    • And I'll be darned if I'll buy them and then let them rot in the cupboard.
    • The thing of it is, Lance's bike is expensive, which is what makes the 2300 so darned cool.
    • I missed the darned bus by seconds and so have decided to walk.
    • I swear under my breath and kick that darned girl under the table.
    • I'd be darned if I was about to do his washing as well!
    • Going to Mars is too darned expensive, they say, and we should save our money.
    • And if you look at the people that - the new construction, based on these four storms, our building code is pretty darned good.
    • I thought it was odd at the time because leather is pretty darned durable and not likely to tear.
    • Unfortunately, there is no moondust or magic wand; it is just darned hard work.
    • If the ‘huntsmen’ were to tell me that hunting was just darned good fun, I'd pat every man jack of them on the back.
    • The included applications might not work completely, but they work pretty darned well overall, and provide most of the functionality that my clients need, right out of the box.
    • There I am, sitting, munching away on a pretty darned good bagel with lashings of cream cheese and folded smoked salmon and somebody says ‘I guess you like bagels cause you're French?’
    • These can be slipped into your luggage quite innocently on the pretext that they're darned useful for keeping camera film dry on canoeing expeditions.
    • Most of them are darned good and fascinating, but we should all also be prepared to plunge in and get a little red in tooth and claw when weakling articles like that one make it into our range.
 
 
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