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单词 damn with faint praise
释义

damn /dam/

transitive verb
  1. To censure
  2. To sentence to eternal punishment
  3. To doom
  4. To condemn as worthless
  5. To prove guilty
  6. To curse or swear at
intransitive verb

To utter curses

noun
  1. An interjection expressing annoyance, disgust or impatience (informal)
  2. Something of little value (informal)
  3. A curse
adjective or adverb

As an intensifier

ORIGIN: Fr damner, from L damnāre to condemn, from damnum loss

damnable /damˈnə-bl/ adjective

  1. Deserving or tending to damnation
  2. Hateful
  3. Pernicious

damˈnableness or damnabilˈity noun

damˈnably adverb

damnation /-nāˈshən/ noun

  1. Condemnation
  2. The punishment of the impenitent in the future state (theology)
  3. Eternal punishment
interjection

Expressing displeasure

damˈnatory /-nə-tər-i/ adjective

Consigning to damnation

damned /damd or (poetic) damˈnid/ adjective

  1. Sentenced to everlasting punishment (the damned /damd/ those so sentenced)
  2. Hateful
  3. Thorough, complete
  4. Used to express surprise (as in I'll be damned!; informal)
adverb (informal)

Very, exceedingly

damnedˈest adjective (informal)

Most remarkable or puzzling, esp in the damnedest thing

damnification /dam-ni-fi-kāˈshən/ noun

Infliction of injury or loss

damˈnify transitive verb

To cause loss to

damning /damˈing or -ning/ adjective

Exposing to condemnation

damn all (informal)

Nothing at all

damn with faint praise

To condemn in effect by expressing too cool approval

do one's damnedest /damdˈəst/ (informal)

To do one's very best

not give a damn (informal)

To be completely unconcerned

not worth a damn (informal)

Of no value

the damned see damned above.

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