Word · Frequency #10257
dagger
匕首
a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
- 1.
A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
- 2.
A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.
船架中斜放的木材。
- 3.
A player, supporter or other person connected with Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club.
与达格纳姆和雷德布里奇足球俱乐部有关联的球员、支持者或其他人员。
- 4.
a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
用于刺或戳的短刀
- 5.
The typographical mark †.
- 6.
a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
印刷中用于指示交叉引用或脚注的符号
- 7.
A point scored near the end of the game (clutch time) to take or increase the scorer's team lead, so that they are likely to win.
船架中斜放的木材。；与达格纳姆和雷德布里奇足球俱乐部有关联的球员、支持者或其他人员。；用于刺或戳的短刀；印刷中用于指示交叉引用或脚注的符号
In use
The museum display showed an ancient bronze dagger with a carved handle.
She kept a small dagger in her boot for protection while traveling through the forest.
In the fantasy novel, the hero used a jeweled dagger to cut the ropes.
a dagger
名词用法：dagger 为可数名词，指短小锋利的匕首。
He wore a dagger at his belt.
他腰带上佩着一把匕首。
stab sb with a dagger
介词 with 接 dagger 表示所使用的工具。
The assassin stabbed the guard with a dagger.
刺客用它首刺伤了卫兵。
dagger sb
动词用法：dagger 是及物动词，意为“用它首刺”，过去式为 daggered。
Connections
Collocations
- plunge a dagger into
- 将匕首刺入
- The assassin plunged a dagger into his chest.刺客将匕首刺入他的胸膛。
- draw a dagger
- 拔出匕首
- He drew a dagger from his belt.他从腰带上拔出一把匕首。
- sheath a dagger
- 把匕首收回鞘中
- She sheathed her dagger after the fight.打斗结束后，她把匕首收回鞘中。
- wield a dagger
- 挥舞匕首
- The warrior wielded a dagger in each hand.武士双手各挥舞一把匕首。
- sharp dagger
- 锋利的匕首
- She carried a sharp dagger for protection.她随身携带一把锋利的匕首以防身。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 dagger 里双写的 gg 如同匕首的双刃，短小锋利，一刺即中。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：历史或战斗场景、虚构作品（如奇幻、游戏）、新闻报道或故事中的袭击描写 dagger 作名词时通常指短小的双刃刺击武器，多用于历史、虚构作品或叙述袭击场景；作动词意为用匕首刺，较少见，多出现在文学性描写中。日常口语中更常用 knife。
Pronunciation & Spelling
stagger、swagger和bragger与dagger押韵（/æɡɚ/）；digger、eager和danger拼写相近，但发音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.