damn /dæm/ star2 CET4 TEM4 (damning,damned,damns)

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  INTERJ（） INTERJDamn, damn it, and dammit are used by some people to express anger or impatience. 该死; 讨厌 (口语中表达愤怒、厌烦等) [非正式，粗话]

  例：

  Don't be flippant, damn it! This is serious.

  别吊儿郎当的，该死！这是很严肃的。

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  ADJ（形容词） Damn is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying. 非常 (用以加强语气) [非正式，粗话][ADJ n]

  例：

  There's not a damn thing you can do about it now.

  在这件事上你现在根本什么都做不了。

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  ADV（副词） Damn is also an adverb. 非常地 [ADV adj/adv]

  例：

  As it turned out, I was damn right.

  事实证明，我的做法完全正确。

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  V-T（及物动词） If you say that a person or a news report damns something such as a policy or action, you mean that they are very critical of it. 谴责

  例：

  ...a sensational book in which she damns the ultraright party.

  …她谴责极右党派的一本耸人听闻的书。

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  （） → see also damned, damning
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  PHRASE（习语） If you say that someone does not give a damn about something, you are emphasizing that they do not care about it at all. 毫不在乎 [非正式，粗话]

  例：

  I don't give a damn about the money, Nicole.

  我根本不是在乎钱，尼科尔。