单词 | ogre |
释义 | ogreWord family nounogreadjectiveogreish Folkloreo·gre /ˈəʊɡə $ ˈoʊɡər/ noun [countableC] 1. RFa large imaginary person in children’s stories who eats people 〔童话中的〕吃人妖魔 2 FRIGHTENEDCRUELsomeone who seems cruel and frightening 凶残可怕的人 Her father sounded like a real ogre. 她父亲的口气听上去像个十足的恶魔。 Examples from the Corpus ogre• You know, he is seen as an ogre.• The giant: An ogre, mean and ugly.• It will be seen again that the four ogres - anxiety, fear, guilt and anger - all play their parts.• Perhaps he was not just another male ogre, after all.• Perhaps it was here that ogres and giants used to lure their victims.• They heard screams, kicks, the sickening thud of a punch, and the ogre roaring Solper's name.• In fact, it was the ogre who owned the land that the king had just driven through.• The cat had to deal with the ogre. (1700-1800) French perhaps from Latin Orcus god of the dead |
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