Da-mas-cus
/da'maeskas/
noun IT5T771 the road to
) MtftW'M: Spending a
night in jail was his road to
A^JA From the story in the Bible in which
dam
ask /‘daemask/
noun [U] a type of thick
cloth, usually made from silk or linen,
with a pattern that is visible on both sides ?££&; a damask tablecloth
dame /deim/
noun 1 Dame (in
Dame Maggie Smith EJ# • 2 {old fashioned,
NAmE, informal) a woman ft A 3 = pantomime dame damn /daem/ exclamation, adj.,
verb, adv., noun m exclamation (also old-fashioned dam-mit /'daemit/damn it) (informal) a swear word that
people use to show that they are annoyed, disappointed, etc. (' AM
%£ ) ft, itfA: Oh damn! I forgot he was
coming. %wt\
*adj. (also damned) [only before noun] {informal) 1 a swear word that people
use to show that they are annoyed with sb/sth ( )
nTISW, ufAW, tM
$:W: Where’s that damn book! |||Ti£^WAffe§IUL,%!
0 The
damned thing won’t start!
A!
o It’s none of your damn business! AfTM#! 0 He’s a damn nuisance! IfaM2 a swear word that
people use to emphasize what they are saying ( )
A&W, 7cfkW,J:
What
a damn
shame! jilflAili'feiT! ITflfil see thing m verb [VN] 1 used when
swearing at sb/sth to show that you are angry ( AA/fte ) iAAE, ME: Damn you! I’m not
going to let you bully me. ! flc
0 Damn this machine! Why
won’t it work? j|:i£ 2 (of God ±#) to decide that sb must
suffer in hell 4; - ( ^A ) Tiffed 3 to criticize sb/sth very strongly 3M f.'X te m ; lit vx ; M M fit if: The film was damned by
the critics for its mindless violence. ISAil WHASSJif
rST^l damn the consequences, expense, etc. {informal) used to say that you
are going to do sth even though you know it may be expensive, have bad results,
etc. fi/sM ( ) A AM: Let’s celebrate
SYNONYMS
ffiX
damage
hurt ♦ harm ♦ impair ♦ prejudice
These words
all mean to have a bad effect on sb/sth. VX
n^zx*
damage to cause physical harm to sth,
making it less attractive, useful or valuable; to have a bad effect on sb/sth’s
life, health, happiness or chances of success ®£ff\ M#':
The
fire badly damaged the
town hall. XJAi$L1$ikff if SJ/^lC^fTo o emotionally damaged
children
^f#± 'ytifi IF W A hurt {rather informal) to have a bad effect on sb/sth’s
life, health, happiness or chances of success Mfr: Hard work never hurt
anyone, tyh XjfMfc
harm to have a bad effect on sb/sth’s
life, health, happiness or chances of success itji&jW* 3ftiff;
Pollution can harm marine life.
DAMAGE, HURT OR HARM? damage, hurt &Jt harm ? All these words can be used to talk about
how things can put people in a weaker position. An action or decision can damage/hurt/harm a person’s or
country’s chances,
prospects, interests, reputation or image. Hurt is slightly less formal, especially when it is used in negative statements.
Pi
A&-iH|i§Rjfg*fAW ftIF„ A
and damn the expense! #
#i&!
damn sb/sth with faint praise to praise sb/sth only
a little, in order to show that you do not really like them/it n&xM;
damned! {old-fashioned,
informal) used to show that you
are very surprised about sth ( )
jt&iilf1], M
I’m
damned if ... {informal) used to show that you refuse to do sth or
do not know sth A A ; Uc £6 iff A • • •: I’m damned if I’ll
apologize! A A if Ifc!
o I’m damned if I know
who he is. Iff A A iA iFUlfe o — more at near adv.
■
adv. (also damned) {informal) 1 a swear word that
people use to show that they are annoyed with sb/sth
( ) i£?E, ufK, Aa£, Sjjfc Don’t be so
damn silly! £ij IP 'a T ! 0 What a damn stupid
question! O You know damn
well (= you know very
well) what I mean! ficW.1l IT SilAiST ! o I’ll damn well leave tonight (= I am determined
to). IS A R& # $!i JF 0 2 a swear word
that people use to emphasize what they are saying ( fin damn good HmxmT 0
We got out pretty damned fast! ficCl
— fliU& ft A T!
0
I’m damn sure she had no idea. ficIfrifSlifeA^fliio fflTOl damn ’all (BrE) nothing Mi;A;
1
know damn all about computers, fS/ft-^Aiio
»noun lETCI not care/give a
damn (about sb/sth) {informal) to not care at all
about sb/sth ( A••• ) IT -SiA
dam nable /’daemnabl/ adj. {old-fashioned) bad or annoying UMiW; ►dam-nably /‘daemnabli/ adv.
dam na tion /daem'neijn/ noun [U] the state of being
in hell; the act of sending sb to hell A ill; £1A
■
noun the damned [pi.] people who are
forced to live in hell after they die
damned est /'daemdist/ noun, adj. {informal) IT»177I the
damnedest ...
{especially
NAmE) the most surprising ... S4-A1iW ( W ) ; ( W ) : It’s the damnedest
thing I ever saw. iiJilc do/try
your damnedest (to do
sth) to
try as hard as you can (to do sth) £ A PA ft; &AMA; She did her
damnedest to get it done on
time.
J&To
mm, m. FmmvM
damage/hurt/harm,, hurt ffl f
Jit: It won’t hurt him to have to wait a bit. AJL o It won’t damage/harm him to have to wait o-bitr
Harm is
also often used to talk about ways in which things in the natural world such as
wildlife and the environment are affected by human
activity. * harm
( M££tfWi£ ) &IA
impair [rather formal) to damage sb’s health,
abilities or chances fa till, $iji3 ( ) ; Even
one drink can impair driving performance.
prejudice {formal) to damage sb’s health,
happiness or chances WMA ( ) : She
did not disclose evidence that was likely to prejudice
her client’s case. MJIi Af'J AM W A # AWuHIA
PATTERNS AND
COLLOCATIONS
■
to damage/hurt/harm/impair/prejudice sb’s health/ chances
k to
damage/hurt/harm/prejudice sb’s interests m to damage/hurt/harm sb’s
reputation
■
to seriously/severely/greatly/irreparably damage/
hurt/harm/impair/prejudice sb/sth
to badly damage/hurt/harm/impair
sb/sth