a [adjective] dame
非正式用法,形容词修饰女士。
She's a tough dame.
她是个难缠的女人。
女人;娘儿们;少妇
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女人;娘儿们;少妇
informal term for a young woman
She's a tough dame.
她是个难缠的女人。
非正式用法
萨克岛的世袭封建统治者(领主),当头衔由女性持有时
The hereditary feudal ruler (seigneur) of Sark, when the title is held by a woman in her own right.
对(年轻)女子的非正式称呼
informal terms for a (young) woman
有教养的女子
a woman of refinement
That dame over there is the one who helped me with my luggage.
那边那位女士就是帮我提行李的人。
He's been dating a real classy dame from the art gallery.
他一直在和一位来自画廊的非常优雅的女士约会。
The old dame who lives next door always waters her garden in the morning.
住在隔壁的那位老太太总是在早上给她的花园浇水。
非正式用法,形容词修饰女士。
She's a tough dame.
她是个难缠的女人。
非正式,特指某位女士。
The dame over there is my boss.
那边那位女士是我的老板。
非正式,泛指某位不知名的女士。
Some dame called for you.
有个女士打电话找你。
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贵妇;老夫人
She is considered the grand dame of British theatre.
她被认为是英国戏剧界的泰斗。
老妇人
The old dame next door is very kind.
隔壁的老妇人非常善良。
年轻女人
A young dame walked into the shop.
一个年轻女人走进了商店。
一个懂门道的女人是不会上当的。
In the musical Kiss Me, Kate, a character famously says, 'A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.'
在音乐剧《吻我,凯特》中,一个角色说了句名言:‘一个懂门道的女人是不会上当的。’
好一个娘们!
In the film The Big Sleep, Humphrey Bogart's character says 'What a dame!' about a woman.
在电影《夜长梦多》中,亨弗莱·鲍嘉的角色评价一个女人时说:‘好一个娘们!’
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dame 音似'戴姆',联想戴钻石的优雅女士。
dame 有两种常见用法:非正式地指‘女人’或‘姑娘’;正式地指‘淑女’、‘贵妇人’。前者多见于口语,后者略带文雅色彩。
非正式用语,常用于旧式英语
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