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damn sb/sth
及物动词，直接接宾语。
He damned the weather.
他诅咒这天气。
谴责；判处
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谴责；判处
to condemn or criticize someone or something strongly; to declare guilty or doomed
He damned the weather.
他诅咒这天气。
谴责
To condemn.
谴责；宣告有罪；注定；判处刑罚
To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.
诅咒；祈求降祸
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
使失宠；毁坏；贴上负面标签
To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
damn
Base
原形
damns
3rd person
第三人称单数
damning
-ing
现在分词
damned
Past
过去式
damned
Past participle
过去分词
She damns the noise every day.
她每天都诅咒这噪音。
He damned the broken printer loudly.
他大声咒骂坏掉的打印机。
They have damned the decision as unfair.
他们谴责这个决定不公平。
规则动词
He damned the noisy neighbors under his breath.
他低声诅咒吵闹的邻居。
The critic damned the movie as a complete waste of time.
评论家强烈谴责这部电影完全浪费时间。
His reputation was damned by the scandal.
他的名誉因丑闻而被毁。
及物动词，直接接宾语。
He damned the weather.
他诅咒这天气。
介词for引出原因。
The critics damned the movie for its poor acting.
评论家们因演技差而谴责这部电影。
as后接名词或形容词。
The report damned the policy as ineffective.
这份报告谴责该政策无效。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
诅咒某人下地狱
The preacher damned the sinners to hell.
传教士诅咒罪人下地狱。
用冷淡的赞扬贬低
She damned his efforts with faint praise.
她用冷淡的赞扬贬低了他的努力。
不顾后果
He decided to damn the consequences and speak out.
他决定不顾后果，直言不讳。
该死（表示愤怒）
Damn it! I forgot my keys again.
该死！我又忘了带钥匙。
不顾危险全速前进
The general ordered, 'Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!'
将军下令：“不顾鱼雷，全速前进！”
毫不在乎
I don't give a damn what they think.
我毫不在乎他们怎么想。
绝对地；没错
Damn straight I'll be there.
我当然会去。
无疑地；肯定地
You damn well know the rules.
你肯定知道规则。
坦率地说，我亲爱的，我一点也不在乎。
He said he didn't give a damn about the rules.
他说他根本不在乎规则。
让鱼雷见鬼去吧，全速前进！
Despite the risks, the captain ordered, 'Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!'
尽管有风险，船长命令道：‘让鱼雷见鬼去吧，全速前进！’
Use damn naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象你生气时用力关门（damn 谐音‘打门’），嘴里喊着‘诅咒！’
作为动词表示“诅咒”时，语域混合，既可用于正式或文学语境（如祈求降祸），也出现在日常口语中表达愤怒，但比较常见于书面或较正式场合。
常用作及物动词表示诅咒，不及物时后接for表示因某事咒骂
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