单词 | damsel in distress |
释义 | damsel in distressdamsel in distress old use HELPa young woman who needs help or protection – used humorously 需要帮助[保护]的年轻女子〔幽默用法〕 Examples from the Corpus damsel in distress• Deep inside she seemed to have been waiting like some long-ago damsel in distress, waiting for her knight to rescue her.• You know the sort of thing: the damsel in distress chained to the railway line as the express thunders towards her.• The real Mario has no such problems with damsels in distress. → damsel in distress at damsel(1) |
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