英语词汇“ogre”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

o•gre n. [countable]

Mythologya monster in fairy tales usually represented as a frightening giant who eats people.
a frightening or menacing person.

o•gre n.

Mythologya monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
a monstrously ugly, cruel, or barbarous person.

French; perh. Latin Orcus Orcus
1705–15;

o•gre•ish o•grish adj. o′gre•ish•ly, o′grish•ly, adv.
o′gre•ism, o′grism, n.

2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fiend, tyrant, despot.

ogre /ˈəʊɡə/ n

(in folklore) a giant, usually given to eating human flesh
any monstrous or cruel person

Etymology: 18th Century: from French, perhaps from Latin Orcus god of the infernal regions

ˈogreish adj ˈogress fem n

单词	ogre
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 o•gre /ˈoʊgɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Mythologya monster in fairy tales usually represented as a frightening giant who eats people. a frightening or menacing person. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 o•gre (ō′gər),USA pronunciation n. Mythologya monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh. a monstrously ugly, cruel, or barbarous person. French; perh. Latin Orcus Orcus 1705–15; o•gre•ish (ō′gər ish),USA pronunciation o•grish (ō′grish),USA pronunciation adj. o′gre•ish•ly, o′grish•ly, adv. o′gre•ism, o′grism, n. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fiend, tyrant, despot. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ogre /ˈəʊɡə/ n (in folklore) a giant, usually given to eating human flesh any monstrous or cruel person Etymology: 18th Century: from French, perhaps from Latin Orcus god of the infernal regions ˈogreish adj ˈogress fem n
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