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单词 dinge
释义 dinge
I. \ˈdinj\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
: a dent made by a blow : a surface depression : dint
 < the vertical frown had left an ineradicable dinge between her eyebrows — Gladys Schmitt >
II. transitive verb
(dinged ; dinged ; dingeing ; dinges)
dialect Britain : to make a dinge or depression in : batter
 < one of the gentlemen … held a dinged silk hat in his hand — James Joyce >
III. transitive verb
(dinged ; dinged ; dingeing ; dinges)
Etymology: back-formation from dingy, adjective
: to make dingy
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: back-formation from dingy, adjective
: dinginess
 < the dinge and dust of these crumbling halls >
: depression
 < his mood threw a dinge even over the children — John Galsworthy >
V. noun
(-s)
Etymology: back-formation from dingy, adjective
slang : negro — usually used disparagingly
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