darn
vt.& vi. 織補; 縫補; 補綴
n. 織補之處; 補丁
adj. (加強語氣)該死的,討厭的
adv. 極其,非常(婉辭,與damn同義)
If you darn something knitted or made of cloth, you mend a hole in it by sewing stitches across the hole and then weaving stitches in and out of them.
Aunt Emilie darned old socks...
埃米莉姨媽織補舊襪子。
Mari refolded the darned pullover and socks.
瑪麗把織補過的套頭衫和襪子重新疊好。
A darn is a part of a piece of clothing that has been darned.
People sometimes use darn or darned to emphasize what they are saying, often when they are annoyed.
There's not a darn thing he can do about it...
他對此根本無能為力。
You invariably leave your health club a darned sight less healthy than when you went in.
人們離開健身俱樂部的時候,氣色看上去總是比剛進去時要糟糕。
You can say darn it to show that you are very annoyed about something.
OK, I admit it, it was me. But darn it, I was right!
好吧,我承認,是我乾的。但我是對的,可惡!
You can say I'll be darned to show that you are very surprised about something.
'A talking pig!' he exclaimed. 'Well, I'll be darned.'
“一隻會說話的豬!”他大聲叫道,“哎呀,真是怪事。”
1. a euphemism for `damn'
2. something of little value;
3. sewing or darning that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment);
1. repair by sewing;
Mary: Oh, darn it I thought I was still in Palm Springs.
瑪麗: 噢, 該死,我以為我還在棕櫚泉呢.
You work darn hard to get a customer.
你在前期做了一大堆的努力得到一個客戶.
The darn cat eat my fish on the desk.
這隻他媽的貓吃了我在桌上的魚.
She washed all the soldiers'socks and proceeded to darn them.
她把戰士們的襪子都洗了,接著又把它們補好.
Arsenal did not learn anything from the Villa game. That's a darn shame!
阿森納沒有從和維拉的比賽中學到任何東西, 這真讓人感到恥辱!