Darn
[dɑːn] or [dɑrn]
解释:
(v. t.) To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread.
(n.) A place mended by darning.
(v. t.) A colloquial euphemism for Damn.
整理:彼得
解释:
v.i. a minced form of damn.
v.t. to mend a hole by imitating the texture of the stuff.—n. the place darned.—n. Darn′ing-needle.
塞西莉整理
例句:
- When the little figure had vanished in the darkness the reddleman returned, resumed his seat by the fire, and proceeded to darn again. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- Darn me if I couldn't eat em, said the man, with a threatening shake of his head, and if I han't half a mind to't! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- Well, I'm darned! 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- Moreover, as he darned he smoked a pipe, the stem and bowl of which were red also. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- She darned the old suit in tears. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- Those coming up from the ranks are a darned sight better than the others. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- While he darned the stocking his face became rigid with thought. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- Then she hadn't so much as a darned stocking or a cleaned pair of gloves in all her wardrobe. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- Right enough, as long as we're in the open sea, retorted Martin gloomily, but Lord help us if we touch any of them darned reefs. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- I should like to know what Charlotte says about it as she sits darning her cotton stockings on a Saturday night. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- It flew open, and there he stood in his dressing gown, with a big blue sock on one hand and a darning needle in the other. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- The German gentlemen embroider, I know, but darning hose is another thing and not so pretty. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- You must keep as much of your darning as you can till then. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- He was darning a stocking, which was red like the rest of him. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- So I have got his things in order, and knit heels into two pairs of the socks, for they were boggled out of shape with his queer darns. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
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