1 VERB 织补;缝补 If you darn something knitted or made of cloth, you mend a hole in it by sewing stitches across the hole and then weaving stitches in and out of them. 织补;缝补
SYN mend, repair, patch, stitch
2 N-COUNT 织补处;缝补处 A darn is a part of a piece of clothing that has been darned. 织补处;缝补处
SYN mend, patch, reinforcement, invisible repair
3 ADJ [ADJ n] (用于强调,常表示恼怒)该死的,可恶的,十足的,完全的 People sometimes use darn or darned to emphasize what they are saying, often when they are annoyed. (用于强调,常表示恼怒)该死的,可恶的,十足的,完全的 [informal, emphasis]
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There's not a darn thing he can do about it.
他对此根本无能为力。
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You invariably leave your health club a darned sight less healthy than when you went in.
人们离开健身俱乐部的时候,气色看上去总是比刚进去时要糟糕。
4 EXCLAM 该死;可恶;讨厌 You can say darn it to show that you are very annoyed about something. 该死;可恶;讨厌 [US, informal, feelings]
5 PHRASE 真没想到;真叫我吃惊 You can say I'll be darned to show that you are very surprised about something. 真没想到;真叫我吃惊 [US, informal, feelings]
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'A talking pig!' he exclaimed. 'Well, I'll be darned.'
“一只会说话的猪!”他大声叫道,“哎呀,真是怪事。”
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