darn /dɑːn/ TEM8 ( darning, darned, darns )

• 1. 

  V-T If you darn something knitted or made of cloth, you repair a hole in it by sewing stitches across the hole and then weaving stitches in and out of them. 织补

  例：

  Aunt Emilie darned old socks.

  埃米莉阿姨把旧袜子补好了。

• 2. 

  N a patch of darned work on a garment 缝补处

• 3. 

  ADJ People sometimes use darn or darned to emphasize what they are saying, often when they are annoyed. 该死的; 可恶的 (表示厌恶) [非正式] [ADJ n]

  例：

  There's not a darn thing he can do about it.

  在这件事上你根本什么都做不了。

• 4. 

  ADV Darn is also an adverb. 非常地 [ADV adj/adv]

  例：

  ...the desire to be free to do just as we darn well please.

  …自由地做我们真正想做的事情的渴望。

• 5. 

  PHRASE You can say I'll be darned to show that you are very surprised about something. 我太惊奇了 [美国英语] [非正式]

  例：

  "A talking pig!" he exclaimed. "Well, I'll be darned."

  “一头会说话的猪！”他惊叫到，“啊，我太惊奇了”。