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look daggers at

/dag-er/US // ˈdæg ər //UK // (ˈdæɡə) //

嗔目结舌,嗔目结舌地望着,嗔怪地望着,嗔目结舌地看着

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a short, swordlike weapon with a pointed blade and a handle, used for stabbing.
    • : Also called obelisk. Printing. a mark used especially for references.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to stab with or as if with a dagger.
    • : Printing. to mark with a dagger.

Phrases

  • daggers drawn, at
  • look daggers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • As he sat, Paul drained a midrange dagger to silence the building.

  • The number of users overwhelmed the servers and crashed the site, putting a dagger through the hearts of fans unable to check out with their coveted Strawberry Pretzel Pie.

  • In the summer, Pounds Hollow is a popular swimming and fishing hole, but now, with daggers of ice still dripping from the cliffs above, the lake was deserted.

  • When asked what he thought about climate change, he sunk a dagger into his father’s heart like only a child can.

  • The Terps tried to hold on without letting Michigan soar ahead, but when halftime arrived, they trailed by 17, with a three-pointer from Franz Wagner serving as the dagger before the break.

  • But there is something to be learned by the cloak-and-dagger world from Yousef and Ben Yitzhak.

  • As soon as he sees her, Shae reaches for a dagger, and Tyrion pounces on her, strangling her to death with her own necklace.

  • The dagger tattooed on his cheek conveys a menacing persona.

  • A rapier and a dagger found on the Thames foreshore show us that swordfights routinely broke out on the streets of London.

  • Disney's key contact was the consummate cloak-and-dagger operator, William "Wild Bill" Donovan.

  • The governor placed a dagger to his breast in order to get him to tell what he knew of his wife.

  • If the hunter venture to come close to such a monster, and his dagger fail to pierce the vital spot, there is no help for him.

  • On the word, he struck Comyn with his dagger, and some of his companions completed the crime with their swords before the altar.

  • But for the dagger on which he caught its edge, the blade had assuredly pierced the captain's heart.

  • He received the blow on his arm, grappled with the assassin, and throwing him on the ground despatched him with his own dagger.