a swear word that people use to show that they are annoyed with somebody/something (表示厭煩)該死,討厭,十足,完全 The damned thing won't start! 這混賬東西就是發動不起來! It's none of your damn business! 關你屁事! Don't be so damned silly! 别傻了!
a swear word that people use to emphasize what they are saying (加強語氣)非常,十分,極 What a damned shame! 真是可恥! We got out pretty damned fast! 我們一溜煙似的走了!
Idioms
one (damned/damn) thing after another
- (informal)
used to complain that a lot of unpleasant things keep happening to you (抱怨時用)倒黴事一樁接一樁
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDamned is used with these nouns:
- shame
- soul
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDamned is used with these adjectives:
- silly