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damn

Word family 
damn1 /dæm/ interjection not polite → dam
1  ANNOYused when you are very annoyed or disappointed 該死，見鬼〔表示很生氣或失望〕
Damn! I’ve left my keys in the office.
見鬼！我把鑰匙忘在辦公室了。
2  used when something is impressive or surprising 天啊〔表示贊歎或驚奇〕
Damn, she’s old.
天啊，她這麽老。
Examples from the Corpus
damn• Damn! I forgot the keys.
damn2 adverbadv [+adj/adverbadv] informal not polite
1  used to emphasize a statement 非常，很
Everything was so damn expensive.
什麽東西都貴得要命。
The band sounded pretty damn good.
這樂隊聽上去真是好極了。
I’ll damn well do as I please.
我就是想幹什麽就幹什麽。
You know damn well what I’m talking about.
我在說什麽你清楚得很。
He damn near (=almost) drowned.
他差一點就淹死了。
‘It isn’t easy.’ ‘Damn right, it’s not.’
“這可不容易。” “沒錯，真不容易。”
2  damn all informal not polite especially British EnglishBrENONE/NOTHING nothing at all 絲毫不
He knows damn all about cars.
他對汽車屁也不懂。
Examples from the Corpus
damn all• He replied that he knew damn all about it but would swear it was.• She had damn all in the way of information, let alone the illusion of town hall propaganda.• Oh, damn all this killing.• As the mysterious man following Blackeyes, Nigel Planer speaks at last, though he has damn all to say.
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damn• As the mysterious man following Blackeyes, Nigel Planer speaks at last, though he has damn all to say.• The prof had been damn decent about it.• Homes here are so damn expensive.• I always took teaching seriously and even twenty-five years ago I was damn good at it.• But we did try damn it.• He was damn lucky he didn't have an accident.• She was a great looking woman, so damn relaxed.• I told him he was damn right he should.• I just want to make damn sure we finish on time.• But you know damn well that I did.
damn well• Well, I stink of petrol, and he's seen my matches and he knows damn well I don't smoke.• He never damn well is, Donaldson thought, and asked what was to be done about Mrs Balanchine.• Once the election was over they could do almost anything they damn well pleased.• But you know damn well that I did.• And you know damn well there's nothing between us.• They can have anything they damn well want.• I know damn well what you're up to and I don't like it.
damn3 adjectiveadj [only before noun] spoken not polite
1  ANGRYused when you are angry or annoyed with someone or something 該死的〔表示對某人或某事物生氣〕
Turn off the damn TV!
把該死的電視機關掉！
2  used to emphasize something negative 該死的，十足的〔強調不好的事〕
It’s a damn shame he left her.
他離開了她，真是太可惜了。
3  not a damn thing spoken not polite nothing at all 一點也沒有
There’s not a damn thing you can do about it.
這件事可真是無能爲力。
Examples from the Corpus
not a damn thing• He hasn't done a damn thing today.
4  a damn sight more/better etc spoken not polite a lot more, a lot better etc 多得多/好得多等
He’s a damn sight tougher than you or me.
他比起你和我可要堅強多了。
Examples from the Corpus
a damn sight more/better etc• Perhaps not up there with Wilburforce but a damn sight more daring than anything Diana ever did!• I prefer my women a little older and a damn sight more sober.• Actually, a damn sight more than from that stiff gherkin Smott.
Examples from the Corpus
damn• You think you're doing them a favour, r ... r ... risking your life for their d ... damn country.• What if I had to do this every damn day?• It's your own damn fault.• Thrilled, that is, until I played this damn record and discovered they haven't changed at all.• It's a damn shame that you didn't get the job.• None of it's recycled, which bothers me, but at least you can read the damn thing now.• Then there's the sheer size of the damn thing.• Turn off that damn TV!
damn4 verb [transitiveT]
1  damn it/you etc! spoken not politeANGRY used when you are extremely angry or annoyed with someone or something 他媽的！/你這個混蛋！〔表示對某人或某事物極爲生氣〕
Damn it, be careful with that!
見鬼，那東西要小心點！
Stop, damn you!
住手！你他媽的！
Damn that telephone!
那部該死的電話！
2  (I’ll be/I’m) damned if ... spoken not polite used to make a negative statement in a strong way （我）絕對不…〔表示強烈的否定〕
‘Where’s Wally?’ ‘Damned if I know.’ (=I don’t know)
“沃利在哪裏？” “鬼才知道呢。”
I’ll be damned if I can find my keys (=I can’t find them).
我怎麽也找不到鑰匙。
I’ll be damned if I let him in the house (=I won’t let him in).
我決不讓他進屋。
3  I’ll be damned spoken not polite used when you are surprised 我的天，真沒想到〔表示吃驚〕
Well, I’ll be damned! I haven’t seen him for years!
哎呀，我的天！我好幾年沒見到他了！
Examples from the Corpus
I’ll be damned• They came and got it already? I'll be damned.
4  damn the consequences/expense/calories etc spoken used to say that you are going to do something, even though it might have bad results 管他什麽後果/費用/卡路裏等
The time has come for me to speak out, and damn the consequences.
到了我該說出來的時候了，管他有什麽後果。
Examples from the Corpus
damn the consequences/expense/calories etc• At the outset of our friendship it was always Brian who exploded and damn the consequences.• Spurrier says whatever is on his always-racing mind, even in victory and figures damn the consequences.
5. be damned to be given the punishment of going to hell after you die 下地獄
Examples from the Corpus
be damned• Smith is not, as Graham Greene might have said, man enough to be damned.• They were singing in the halls, singing from their windows, just hell be damned and look out.• It is enough to make you smell a rat and be damned for your cynicism.• Most of them are damned, he said.• She is damned if she does and damned if she doesn't.• I was damned if some nineteen-year-old pipsqueak with zits and a clip-on tie was going to make me feel loathsome.• Why, Seikaly was damned near fully operational.• Can the church really decide if I will be eternally damned or blessed?• We were damned well forcing each other to live full out.
6  CRITICIZEto state that something is very bad 貶斥；把…說得很糟糕
The critics damned the play on the first night.
這出戲在首演之夜就被評論家批評得一無是處。
damn (somebody/something) with faint praise (=show that you think someone or something is not good by only praising them a little) 對（某人/某事物）敷衍幾句好話
7. damned if you do, damned if you don’tdamned if you don’t damned if you do spoken used to say that whatever you say or do will be considered wrong 左也不是，右也不是；做也不好，不做也不好
→ (as) near as damn it at near1(8)
Examples from the Corpus
damn• Smith is not, as Graham Greene might have said, man enough to be damned.• The play was damned by critics after opening night.• Or let him damn himself with his own words?• No, damn it, I was right.• They're looking for us, damn it!
damn5 noun spoken not polite
1  not give a damn (about somebody/something) spoken not polite DON'T CAREto not care at all about someone or something 對（某人/某事物）毫不在乎
I don’t give a damn about her.
我才不在乎她呢。
Examples from the Corpus
not give a damn (about somebody/something)• For opening doors and not giving a damn about what anybody else has to say to it.• It was nature that had turned her grey, she said, and she did not give a damn.• This time she yelled his name, not giving a damn if she looked a fool, and dived after him.• I think their nonchalance about not caring or not giving a damn about record sales is just not true.• My ideal would be to not give a damn as much as possible.
2  be not worth a damn spoken not polite VALUE#to have no value at all 毫無價值
Her promise isn’t worth a damn.
她的承諾一錢不值。
Examples from the Corpus
be not worth a damn• The cults in this country aren't worth a damn, we all know that.
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damn• Quite frankly, my dear, at the moment I don't give a damn what your feelings are.• Daft, because who gives a damn about sweating in the midst of passion?• But who gives a damn what they think anyway?• But the first summer of 110-degree heat had cured her of giving a damn about any of that.• Nobody gave a good damn about his needs.
Origin damn4
(1200-1300) Old French dampner, from Latin damnare, from damnum “damage, loss”
damn1 interjectiondamn2 adverbadvdamn3 adjectiveadjdamn4 verbdamn5 noun
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