- damn somebody/something (informal) used when swearing at somebody/something to show that you are angry(表示愤怒)该死,混账
- Damn you! I'm not going to let you bully me.你这个浑蛋!甭想欺负我。
- Damn this machine! Why won't it work?这该死的机器!怎么就是发动不起来?
- damn somebody (of God上帝) to decide that somebody must suffer in hell令(某人)下地狱
- damn somebody/something to criticize somebody/something very strongly强烈指责;谴责;狠狠批评
- The film was damned by the critics for its mindless violence.这部影片因无谓的暴力受到评论家的强烈谴责。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French dam(p)ner, from Latin dam(p)nare ‘inflict loss on’, from damnum ‘loss, damage’.
Idioms as near as damn it/dammit
- (British English, informal) used to say that an amount is so nearly correct that the difference does not matter(数量)相差无几,没什么分别
- It will cost £350, or as near as dammit.这要花 350 英镑上下。
damn the consequences, expense, etc.
- (informal) used to say that you are going to do something even though you know it may be expensive, have bad results, etc.置后果(或费用等)于不顾
- Let's celebrate and damn the expense!管它花多少钱,咱们先庆祝一番再说!
damn somebody/something with faint praise
- to praise somebody/something only a little, in order to show that you do not really like them/it用冷漠的赞扬贬低;寓贬于褒;名褒实贬
- (old-fashioned, informal) used to show that you are very surprised about something(表示惊奇)真没想到,真叫我吃惊
- (informal) used to show that you refuse to do something or do not know something我决不…;我绝对不…
- I'm damned if I'll apologize!我决不道歉!
- I'm damned if I know who he is.我根本不认识他。