Word · Frequency #22197
ouches
镶宝石的底座;珠宝饰物
ouches is the plural of ouch.
a socket or bezel holding a precious stone; also, a jewel or ornament worn on the person
扣环;胸针;珠宝饰物
In use
The jeweler set the ruby into a delicate golden ouch.
She wore a family ouch at the wedding, a brooch passed down for generations.
The museum labels the silver ouches as medieval ornaments.
Ouch! [sentence]
用于突然感到疼痛时,可单独成句,也可后接表示原因的句子。
Ouch! I stepped on a nail.
哎哟!我踩到钉子了。
set [gem] in an ouch
此义指镶嵌宝石的底座或托座,属古旧用法,现代英语中已罕见。
They set the emerald in a silver ouch.
他们把祖母绿镶在一个银质底座上。
Common mistakes
Ouch! I forgot my keys.Oops! I forgot my keys.
Ouch 只表示身体剧痛或心理受挫的惊呼,不能用来表达因疏忽或懊恼发出的感叹;该句中的“哎呀”应改用 Oops!(或 Oh no!)。
He ouched when he hit his toe.He said 'Ouch!' when he hit his toe.
Ouch 是感叹词,不是动词;受汉语“哎唷了一声”的影响,学习者常把它当动词加 -ed。英语要借助 say 等动词来转述发出的声音,所以应说 He said 'Ouch!'。
Connections
Collocations
- say ouch
- 哎哟一声
- She said ouch when the needle went in.针扎进去时她哎哟了一声。
- ouch! that hurts
- 哎哟!好疼
- Ouch! That hurts; please be gentle.哎哟!好疼,请轻一点。
- ouch! my back
- 哎哟!我的背
- Ouch! My back — I can't move.哎哟!我的背——我动不了了。
Pop culture & quotes
- Ouch! Oh. All right, we'll call it a draw.
- 电影《巨蟒与圣杯》中黑骑士的台词,意思为“哎唷!哦,好吧,我们就算打平了”。Ouch! I just stubbed my toe.哎唷!我刚刚踢到脚趾了。
Synonyms
- brooch
- 胸针;饰针 · brooch 是别在衣服上的宝石饰针,最接近 ouch 的“佩戴饰物”义;但 ouch 为古旧词,现代英语很少用,且还可能指宝石的镶座。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:宝石卡在金属托座(ouch)里,尖角扎手,你痛得喊 Ouch!
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常口语、漫画/拟声、历史或文学文本、珠宝/古董描述 作为感叹词表疼痛时,通常用于非正式口语,比较常见于日常对话、短信或漫画;作为名词表示扣环、珠宝饰物时,多用于历史或文学语境,现代英语中已较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
couch、vouch、pouch、slouch、grouch 与 ouch 押韵,都读 /aʊtʃ/;注意 touch 也以 -ouch 结尾,但读音不同,读 /tʌtʃ/。
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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