- damn somebody/something (informal) used when swearing at somebody/something to show that you are angry（表示愤怒）该死，混账
- Damn you! I'm not going to let you bully me.你这个浑蛋！甭想欺负我。🔊🔊
- Damn this machine! Why won't it work?这该死的机器！怎么就是发动不起来？🔊🔊
- damn somebody (of God上帝) to decide that somebody must suffer in hell令（某人）下地狱
- damn somebody/something to criticize somebody/something very strongly强烈指责；谴责；狠狠批评
- The film was damned by the critics for its mindless violence.这部影片因无谓的暴力受到评论家的强烈谴责。🔊🔊
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French dam(p)ner, from Latin dam(p)nare ‘inflict loss on’, from damnum ‘loss, damage’.
Idioms as near as damn it/dammit
- (British English, informal) used to say that an amount is so nearly correct that the difference does not matter（数量）相差无几，没什么分别
- It will cost £350, or as near as dammit.这要花 350 英镑上下。🔊🔊
damn the consequences, expense, etc.
- (informal) used to say that you are going to do something even though you know it may be expensive, have bad results, etc.置后果（或费用等）于不顾
- Let's celebrate and damn the expense!管它花多少钱，咱们先庆祝一番再说！🔊🔊
damn somebody/something with faint praise
- to praise somebody/something only a little, in order to show that you do not really like them/it用冷漠的赞扬贬低；寓贬于褒；名褒实贬
- (old-fashioned, informal) used to show that you are very surprised about something（表示惊奇）真没想到，真叫我吃惊
- (informal) used to show that you refuse to do something or do not know something我决不…；我绝对不…
- I'm damned if I'll apologize!我决不道歉！🔊🔊
- I'm damned if I know who he is.我根本不认识他。🔊🔊