| 单词 | damn |
| 释义 | damn (once / 196 pages) nadjvadv Damn is a common, somewhat naughty exclamation. In one sense it means to condemn or send someone to hell, as in "God damn it!" Other times it means "a little amount," as in "I don't give a damn about baseball." People can give a damn, damn others to hell, and complain about the damn weather. Some religious people believe their sins could damn them to an eternity of torment and hellfire. You should be careful when peppering your speech with damn, as it might offend some ears. But sometimes damn can be used positively, as in "They make the best damn pizza in town!" WORD FAMILYdamn: damnable, damnation, damnatory, damned, damnedly, damning, damningly, damns+/damnable: damnablest, damnably/damnation: damnations/damned: damnedest USAGE EXAMPLESWhich is what Gruden is saying all along about the Cardinals, record be damned. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) “It’s not presidential when the president calls up the head of a damn air-conditioning company, but it’s so much fun for me.” New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) “They cried every damn take of that scene,” he says. Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1n something of little value his promise is not worth a damn Syn|Hyper darn, hoot, red cent ineptitude, worthlessness having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful 2adj used as expletives oh, damn (or goddamn)! Syn cursed, curst deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier 3adj expletives used informally as intensifiers he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool Syn cursed, curst deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier 4v wish harm upon; invoke evil upon Syn|Ant|Hyper anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, imprecate, maledict bless give a benediction to arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic 5adv extremely Syn all-fired, bloody |
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