Dictionary entry
bedamn
verb
诅咒；祈祸
核心释义
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
- 1.
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
用法In use
The old witch bedamned the knight who had burned her cottage.
用法提示：动词的主动用法，直接加宾语，表示诅咒某人。
He bedamned his enemy, hoping for his downfall.
用法提示：动词后接宾语，表达祈祸的意愿。
The villagers believed they had been bedamned by the sorcerer.
用法提示：被动语态，表示遭受诅咒。
bedamn sb/sth
bedamn 是及物动词，直接接被诅咒的对象。
He bedamned his enemies.
他诅咒他的敌人。
be bedamned (by sb)
被动结构，强调诅咒行为施加于主语。
The city was bedamned by the invaders.
这座城市被入侵者诅咒。
Verb forms
base bedamn · third person bedamns · -ing bedamning · past bedamned · past participle bedamned
古语或文学用词，意为诅咒
相关词与表达Connections
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