old cuss
collocation老家伙；老顽固
That old cuss next door complains about everything.
隔壁那个老家伙对什么都要抱怨。
脏话；骂人的话
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脏话；骂人的话
an offensive or obscene word, often said in anger or surprise
Don't be such a cuss; nobody wants to work with someone who complains all the time.
别这么烦人；没人愿意和一个总抱怨的人共事。
男孩或男人
a boy or man
通常表示惊讶或愤怒的亵渎或粗俗表达
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
持续烦人的人
a persistently annoying person
He's a tough old cuss who has lived in the woods for twenty years.
他是个在树林里住了二十年的倔老头。
She let out a loud cuss after she accidentally hit her thumb with the hammer.
她不小心用锤子砸到拇指后，大声骂了一句脏话。
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老家伙；老顽固
That old cuss next door complains about everything.
隔壁那个老家伙对什么都要抱怨。
坏脾气的家伙；难缠的人
He's a mean old ornery cuss, but he has a good heart.
他是个脾气很坏的老人，但心地善良。
脏话；骂人的话
My grandmother never uses a cuss word.
我奶奶从不说脏话。
脏话；骂人的话
He slipped a cuss word into his speech.
他在演讲中不小心说了句脏话。
难缠的老家伙；讨厌的老头
That old cuss next door complained about the music again.
隔壁那个难缠的老家伙又抱怨音乐了。
毫不在乎；一点也不关心
She doesn't give a tinker's cuss about the critics.
她根本不理会那些评论家。
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把 cuss 想成“克死”：咒骂“克死你”就是 cuss，既指脏话，也指那个讨厌的家伙。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、非正式场合、老式小说或怀旧叙述 cuss 作名词时属于非正式用词，通常用于日常口语，多指骂人的话或讨厌的人；在较老式的表达中也指家伙。正式书面语中一般不用。
非正式用语，可指令人讨厌的人或家伙。
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