| 英语单词 | dagger |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['dæɡə(r)] 美 ['dæɡər] |
| 中文释义 | n.短剑;匕首;[印]剑号 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He parried the sword with his dagger. (2) Put the dagger back in its sheath. (3) The hoodlum stabbed at me with a dagger. (4) The kind whisper went to my heart like a dagger. (5) A dagger is a sign used in printing to draw the reader's attention to something. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他用短剑挡开了马刀。 (2) 把短剑插回鞘内。 (3) 小流氓用匕首向我刺来。 (4) 这仁慈的低语象一把匕首直刺进我的心。 (5) 剑号是印刷中的一种符号,用来引起读者对某一点的注意。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A dagger is a weapon, a sharp knife that's used for self-defense or fighting. During the Late Middle Ages, daggers were a sort of back-up to the longer sword, both carried during battles. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Most daggers have a sharp, pointed blade and a handle with a "crossguard" that protects a fighter's hand from sliding forward and getting cut. Throughout history, various kinds of daggers have been used in close combat. The word comes from the Old French dague, though its origin beyond that isn't known. The ancient last name Dagard, dating from the 13th century or earlier, meant "one who carries a dagger." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]匕首;短剑 A dagger is a weapon like a knife with two sharp edges. 2 [PHRASE 短语]剑拔弩张;势不两立 If you say that two people are at daggers drawn, you mean they are having an argument and are still very angry with each other. [BRIT 英]
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