daggers

英 [ˈdægəz]

美 [ˈdægərz]

n.  匕首; 短剑
dagger的复数

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。

双语例句

• The teeth of these fleet-footed predators are too small to use as daggers for large kill, but the cats have strong jaws that lock around the throat of prey until the victim stops breathing.
  这些敏捷的掠夺者们的牙齿在大型猎物面前就像匕首一样显得太小，但是猫科动物强壮的颚能够环锁住猎物的喉咙直至受害者停止呼吸。
• I didn't expect them to be at daggers drawn over such a trivial thing.
  我没料到他们为这一点小事竟会如此势不两立。
• Israel's insecurity was so pervasive that even words were daggers.
  以色列感到到处都有危险，甚至纸面上的文字也是刀枪林立。
• The Paladin talent Precision displays Daggers and Staves as a weapon class in the link tooltip.
  精确在物品链接中显示匕首和法杖作为一个武器等级。
• Paul Wolfowitz, the neoconservative defence expert who succeeded him, replaced them with vicious-looking ornamental daggers from Asia.
  他的继任者、新保守主义国防专家保罗沃尔福威茨（paulwolfowitz），用几把来自亚洲的、看上去颇为凌厉的装饰短剑取代了它们。
• She looked daggers at Tom when he suggested that her cooking could be improved.
  当汤姆暗示说她还须改进烹调技术时，她狠狠地瞪了他一眼。
• The museum has collections of everything from Arabian sailing boats to the curved daggers known as khanjars.
  该馆的收藏包括阿拉伯的帆船及波斯坎查弯刀，应有尽有。
• The teeth are coming down they look like white daggers wanting to kill me.
  牙齿正在向我们逼近，他们象白色的匕首想要杀死我。
• Judge Taylor looked daggers at Atticus, as if daring him to speak.
  泰勒法官对阿迪克斯怒目而视，似乎看他敢不敢说话。
• On the battlefield they fight with sword and shield, as opposed to the daggers of their trade.
  在战场上他们以长剑和盾牌作战，而非平时刺杀中惯用的短刃。