Word
deuced
/djuːst/
adjective
该死的；非常的
used informally as an intensive, meaning 'damned' or 'cursed'
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expletives used informally as intensifiers
非正式用作强调语的咒骂词
非正式用作强调语的咒骂词；非常的
In use
I've been trying to fix this deuced engine for hours, but it still won't start.
The deuced traffic made me late for the interview.
That was a deuced lucky escape, if you ask me.
deuced + noun
常作定语，表示强烈的贬义。
It's a deuced nuisance.
这真是件烦人的事。
deuced + adjective
修饰形容词，表示‘非常’的程度。
He's deuced lucky.
他真是幸运。
deuced well + verb
固定搭配，常用于否定句或反问。
You know deuced well why.
你非常清楚为什么。
Common mistakes
He is deuced tall.He is very tall.
deuced 是形容词，不能像副词一样修饰形容词；应使用程度副词 very。
The plan was deuced by the weather.The plan was ruined by the weather.
deuced 不是动词的过去分词，不能用于被动语态；应使用动词 ruined。
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