Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense damns, present participle damning, past tense, past participle damned
1EXCLAM (表示愤怒或不耐烦)该死,可恶,他妈的Damn ,damn it, and dammit are used by some people to express anger or impatience. (表示愤怒或不耐烦)该死,可恶,他妈的 [informal, rude, feelings]
Don't be flippant, damn it! This is serious.
别不当回事,该死!这可不是闹着玩儿的事。
2ADJ [ADJ n](用于加强语气)该死的,可恶的,十足的,完全的Damn is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying. (用于加强语气)该死的,可恶的,十足的,完全的 [informal, rude, emphasis]
There's not a damn thing you can do about it now.
现在你对此做什么都完全无济于事。
Damn is also an adverb.
As it turned out, I was damn right.
结果证明我百分百正确。
Let's have a damn good party.
我们来搞一个超棒的聚会吧。
3VERB 谴责,指责(政策、行动等) 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,指责(政策、行动等)
...a sensational book in which she damns the ultra-right party. [VERB noun]
她在其中大力鞭挞该极右党派的耸人听闻的书
...a report damning the chocolate advertising people for targeting women in their campaigns. [VERB noun]
5PHRASE 毫不在乎;完全不关心 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;完全不关心 [informal, rude, emphasis]
6PHRASE [PHRASE before verb, PHR n/adj]几乎;差一点 People use damn near to emphasize that what they are saying is not actually true, but is very close to being true. 几乎;差一点 [informal, rude, emphasis]
I damn near went crazy.
我当时都快要疯了。
That's a question damn near every woman who ever lived has had to answer for herself.
那几乎是每个有过生活经历的女人都必须要自己回答的问题。
7PHRASE 几乎;差不多 Some people say as near as damn it or as near as dammit to emphasize that what they have said is almost completely accurate, but not quite. 几乎;差不多 [British, informal, rude, emphasis]