| 释义 |
damn Ⅰ noun something of little or no worth. Usually in phrases like 'not worth a damn', 'not care a damn' and 'not give a damn'. There is a stongly fought historical argument that this derives from 'dam' (an Indian coin of little value); the Oxford English Dictionary prefers 'damn' (a 'profane utterance') as the object of this etymology UK, 1760 Ⅱ ⇨ damn'; damn adjective damned; used for implying anything from distaste to hate for whoever or whatever is so described. A shortening of DAMNED UK, 1775
idiomdamn► (as) near as damn itdamned if you do, damned if you don'tused in order to say that whatever you say or do, people will think that you are wrong:People want law and order but they complain about police harassment, so you're damned if you do and damned if you don't.The situation was changing so fast that I was damned if I spoke to the press, and damned if I didn't.damn straight! AmEAmEspoken a slightly rude expression used in order to emphasize that what someone has just said or asked about is true:"Can you actually catch a ball with that old glove?" "Damn straight. It's well worn, but it's a classic.""So you wouldn't fight if we went to war?" "Damn straight I wouldn't. I'm not getting killed because some idiot in the White House decides he wants a war."I'll be damned!(also I'll be darned AmE)spoken said when you are very surprised:"They picked up my order form, and delivered that afternoon." "Well, I'll be damned."He married Julie's sister? I'll be darned.(I'll be) damned if sb/sth didn't do sth: I bought myself a bottle of that gourmet root beer to try, and damned if one of the kids didn't drink it.NoteSome American English speakers use 'darn' instead of 'damn', because they think 'damn' is offensive. not worth a tinker's damn/cussold-fashioned used in order to say that something is not useful at all:People said Truman's nomination wasn't worth a tinker's damn, but he won the election.
See:- a (damn) sight better
- a (damn) sight less/fewer (something)
- a (damn) sight more (something)
- a (damn) sight too (something)
- a (damn) sight worse
- a tinker's damn
- as near as dammit
- damn (someone or something) with faint praise
- damn (someone) with (something)
- damn by association
- damn Daniel
- damn it
- damn it to blue blazes
- Damn it to blue blazes!
- damn right
- damn sight, a
- damn somebody/something with faint praise
- damn someone or something with faint praise
- damn someone/something with faint praise
- damn straight
- Damn straight!
- damn sure
- damn the consequences
- damn the consequences, expense, etc.
- damn the expense
- damn the torpedoes
- damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead
- damn well
- damn with
- damn with faint praise
- damn with faint praise, to
- damn Yankee
- give a damn (about someone or something)
- hot damn
- Hot damn!
- not care/give a damn
- not give a damn
- not give a damn about (someone or something)
- not give a tinker's damn
- not give a tinker's damn about (someone or something)
- not worth a (tinker's) damn
- not worth a damn
- not worth a tinker's damn
- that's for damn sure
- tinker's damn
- worth a damn
|