double-dyed + noun
常含贬义,用于强调负面特征。
He is a double-dyed villain.
他是一个彻头彻尾的恶棍。
彻头彻尾的;十足的;不折不扣的
染两次;彻底或深度着色的;在观点或习惯上坚定不移;根深蒂固。;两次染色的;根深蒂固的
thoroughgoing; complete and without qualification (informal, often disapproving intensifier)
非正式用词,常含贬义,用于强调程度极深。
染两次;彻底或深度着色的
Dyed twice; thoroughly or intensely coloured.
在观点或习惯上坚定不移;根深蒂固。
Firmly fixed in opinions or habits; confirmed; inveterate.
He is a double-dyed cheat at cards.
他在牌局上是个彻头彻尾的骗子。
用法提示:double-dyed 作定语形容词修饰 cheat,强调‘彻头彻尾的’。)
My neighbor is a double-dyed gossip who talks about everyone.
我邻居是个十足的长舌妇,见谁都说三道四。
用法提示:double-dyed 作定语形容词修饰 gossip,表示‘十足的’。
That excuse is a double-dyed lie.
那个借口完全是弥天大谎。
用法提示:double-dyed 作定语形容词修饰 lie,表示‘不折不扣的’。
常含贬义,用于强调负面特征。
He is a double-dyed villain.
他是一个彻头彻尾的恶棍。
后接抽象名词,表示彻底具有某种性质。
She is double-dyed in hypocrisy.
她虚伪透顶。
grammar · medium
易错句子He double-dyed his loyalty.
正确表达He is a double-dyed loyalist.
“double-dyed”是形容词,意为“彻头彻尾的”,不能用作动词。应改为形容词用法,修饰名词或被be动词连接。
grammar · medium
易错句子He double-dyed his partner by revealing the secret.
正确表达He double-crossed his partner by revealing the secret.
“double-dyed”是形容词,意为“根深蒂固的”,而“背叛”应用动词短语“double-cross”。混淆了词性与含义。
double-dyed 是合成形容词,dyed-in-the-wool 是固定短语,后者更常用于形容顽固的信仰或习惯,而 double-dyed 更强调彻底程度且可指染色本义。
double-dyed 表示‘彻底的’,double-edged 表示‘双刃的’,意义完全不同,后者常用来比喻事物既有好处也有坏处。
double-dyed 指程度或染色,double-decker 指物理结构(如双层巴士),形式相似但含义无重叠。
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