| 单词 | bane |
| 释义 | bane I. 1. a. obsolete b. < was there bane in that tea you did tell Tivvy to give Mother — Mary Webb > — see henbane, ratsbane c. (1) < drink will be the bane of him > < money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe — George Herbert > < the cup of deception spiced and tempered to their bane — John Milton > (2) < from deepest bane will he bring her back to highest blessing — George Meredith > 2. a. < the aristocratic tradition embedded in British higher education is its bane — Bertrand Russell > < used cars have been called the bane of the automobile industry — C.W.Phelps > < this rage for novelty is the bane of literature — T.L.Peacock > b. < the bane of my existence > : one that perversely or persistently spoils or thwarts < the pitcher was the bane of right-handed batters > Synonyms: see poison II. transitive verb obsolete intransitive verb archaic III. chiefly Scotland |
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