Word · Frequency #6565
damned
谴责；判处
damned is the past of damn.
to condemn or criticize someone or something strongly; to declare guilty or doomed
- 1.
To condemn.
谴责
- 2.
To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.
谴责；宣告有罪；注定；判处刑罚
- 3.
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
诅咒；祈求降祸
- 4.
To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
使失宠；毁坏；贴上负面标签
- 5.
To condemn as unfit, harmful, invalid, immoral or illegal.
指斥为不适合、有害、无效、不道德或非法
诅咒；毁坏；贬低；使失宠；谴责；谴责；宣告有罪；注定；判处刑罚；诅咒；祈求降祸
In use
He damned the noisy neighbors under his breath.
The critic damned the movie as a complete waste of time.
His reputation was damned by the scandal.
damn sb/sth
及物动词，直接接宾语。
He damned the weather.
他诅咒这天气。
damn sb for sth
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。
damn sb/sth as sth
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。
Connections
Collocations
- damn someone to hell
- 诅咒某人下地狱
- The preacher damned the sinners to hell.传教士诅咒罪人下地狱。
- damn with faint praise
- 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。
- damn the consequences
- 不顾后果
- He decided to damn the consequences and speak out.他决定不顾后果，直言不讳。
- damn it
- 该死（表示愤怒）
- Damn it! I forgot my keys again.该死！我又忘了带钥匙。
- damn the torpedoes
- 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！”
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象你生气时用力关门（damn 谐音‘打门’），嘴里喊着‘诅咒！’
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'damn' because their stressed vowel and following sounds match /æm/. The 'n' in 'damn' is silent, so spelling does not reflect pronunciation.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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。
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