Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense darns, present participle darning, past tense, past participle darned
1VERB 织补;缝补 If you darn something knitted or made of cloth, you mend a hole in it by sewing stitches across the hole and then weaving stitches in and out of them. 织补;缝补
Aunt Emilie darned old socks. [VERB noun]
埃米莉姨妈织补旧袜子。
Mari refolded the darned pullover and socks. [VERB-ed]
3ADJ [ADJ n](用于强调,常表示恼怒)该死的,可恶的,十足的,完全的 People sometimes use darn or darned to emphasize what they are saying, often when they are annoyed. (用于强调,常表示恼怒)该死的,可恶的,十足的,完全的 [informal, emphasis]
There's not a darn thing he can do about it.
他对此根本无能为力。
You invariably leave your health club a darned sight less healthy than when you went in.
人们离开健身俱乐部的时候,气色看上去总是比刚进去时要糟糕。
Darn is also an adverb.
...the desire to be free to do just as we darn well please.
可以随心所欲地做任何事的渴望
We start working pretty darn early.
我们一大早就开始工作。
4EXCLAM 该死;可恶;讨厌 You can say darn it to show that you are very annoyed about something. 该死;可恶;讨厌 [US, informal, feelings]
OK, I admit it, it was me. But darn it, I was right!
好吧,我承认,是我干的。但我是对的,可恶!
5PHRASE 真没想到;真叫我吃惊 You can say I'll be darned to show that you are very surprised about something. 真没想到;真叫我吃惊 [US, informal, feelings]
'A talking pig!' he exclaimed. 'Well, I'll be darned.'