dagger

英 [ˈdæɡə(r)]

美 [ˈdæɡər]

n.  匕首; 短剑

复数：daggers　过去分词：daggered　过去式：daggered　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10257 / COCA.11028

习惯用语

n.

at daggers drawn
• 剑拔弩张；势不两立
  if two people are at daggers drawn , they are very angry with each other
look daggers at sb
• 对某人怒目而视
  to look at sb in a very angry way

牛津词典

noun

• 匕首；短剑
  a short pointed knife that is used as a weapon

柯林斯词典

• 匕首;短剑
  Adaggeris a weapon like a knife with two sharp edges.
• PHRASE 剑拔弩张;势不两立
  If you say that two people areat daggers drawn, you mean they are having an argument and are still very angry with each other.
  1. She and her mother were at daggers drawn.
     她和她母亲之间的关系异常紧张。

英英释义

noun

• a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
  Synonym:sticker
• a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
  Synonym:obelisk

双语例句

• I hear the victim was stabbed with a dagger.
  我听说受害者被一把短剑所伤。
• A thought struck him like a silver dagger.
  一个想法象银色匕首一样闪现在他脑海中。
• She was released from prison in a cloak and dagger operation yesterday
  在昨天的一次秘密行动中她从监狱获释。
• Barsena Blackhair was going to face a boar, his tusks against her dagger.
  巴尔塞纳·黑发将要面对一头公野猪，他的长牙对抗她的匕首。
• He parried the sword with his dagger.
  他用短剑挡开了马刀。
• It is a pair of daggers a main-hand and an off-hand dagger.
  它是一对匕首&一把主手和一把副手匕首。
• The dagger stuck tightly in the silver scabbard.
  匕首牢牢地卡在银质刀鞘中。
• This sound, like all music, pierced my heart like a dagger.
  这种声音像所有的音乐一样，如短剑般直刺我心。
• At his hip hung a sword and dagger.
  腰间挂着剑和匕首。
• Sadly, the cloak and dagger stuff is no longer necessary.
  不幸的是，不再需要秘密行动了。