"dickens" in Chinese (Simplified)
鬼(感叹语气用法)
Definition
“Dickens” 是一种老式的轻微感叹,用于表达惊讶、恼怒或强调,类似于“鬼”或“到底”。常见于短语“What the dickens?”。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
主要出现在文学或老式英语中,现代日常对话中很少见。与作家查尔斯·狄更斯无关。多用于“What the dickens?”等短语。现代常用“the heck”或“the devil”代替。
Examples
What the dickens is going on here?
这里到底发生了**什么鬼**事情?
Who the dickens left the door open?
到底**谁**把门开着?
It's cold as the dickens outside.
外面冷得**要死**。
You scared the dickens out of me!
你把我吓得**魂都飞了**!
He works like the dickens to finish everything on time.
他像**鬼一样**努力工作,确保准时完成一切。
Where the dickens have you been? I’ve been looking everywhere!
你**到底**去哪了?我到处找你!