Tra từ darn - Từ điển LongMan Dictionary

I. interjection
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I'll be darned if ...
I'll be darned!
a (damn/darned/darn) sight more/better etc
▪ Actually, a damn sight more than from that stiff gherkin Smott.
▪ I prefer my women a little older and a damn sight more sober.
▪ If he listened to Anthony Scrivener, he would be a darned sight better.
▪ Perhaps not up there with Wilburforce but a damn sight more daring than anything Diana ever did!
▪ The Galapagos finch was a darn sight more valuable than Sandra Willmot.
▪ We were a darned sight better than them.
darned if I know
II. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADVERB
pretty
▪ I figure from here to the Cloisters and back is pretty darn close to a half marathon.
▪ We really are blessed in California; we have it pretty darn easy.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a (damn/darned/darn) sight more/better etc
▪ Actually, a damn sight more than from that stiff gherkin Smott.
▪ I prefer my women a little older and a damn sight more sober.
▪ If he listened to Anthony Scrivener, he would be a darned sight better.
▪ Perhaps not up there with Wilburforce but a damn sight more daring than anything Diana ever did!
▪ The Galapagos finch was a darn sight more valuable than Sandra Willmot.
▪ We were a darned sight better than them.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Darned mosquito. It keeps flying around me.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ I think I know a little bit about this darn stuff.
▪ Or the whole darn lot of them in one ghastly premeditated assault?
▪ The first order of business is for the guys to save themselves from the elements, starvation, and that darn bear.
▪ The Raiders made theirs on the sideline watching Testaverde realize that he just might be able to win this darn thing.
▪ Then leave the darn thing alone.
III. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADVERB
well
▪ Boyd could darn well pay her more housekeeping to cover the extra hours of work.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Considering the arduous nature of their work, these require darning and stitching all too often.
▪ Gosh darn it, I expected it to be done.
▪ If it could darn socks, I'd marry it.
▪ Loopy Lil gently smiled her new even welfare smile while Mrs Hollidaye darned lisle stockings.
▪ Sore eyes I may have, but at least I am not blind and can still darn my own stockings.
IV. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
NOUN
sight
▪ The Galapagos finch was a darn sight more valuable than Sandra Willmot.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I'll be darned if ...
I'll be darned!
darned if I know
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ I don't give a darn if the results don't coincide with the editorial board's political biases!

darn

I. darn¹ /dɑːn $ dɑːrn/ (also darn it/him/them etc) interjection American English informal
used to show that you are annoyed or disappointed SYN damn:
　 ▪ Darn! I forgot my keys!
　 ▪ Darn it! I’ll have to do it all myself!

II. darn² (also darned) adjective spoken informal
1. used to emphasize how bad, stupid, unfair etc someone or something is SYN damn:
　 ▪ The darn fool got lost on the way.

2. a darn sight better/harder etc
a lot better, harder etc SYN damn:
　 ▪ He’d earn a darn sight more money there.

—darn,

— darned adverb:
　 ▪ It was a darned good movie.

III. darn³ verb [TRANSITIVE]
[date : 1600-1700; Origin : Probably from French darner]
to repair a hole in a piece of clothing by stitching wool over it:
　 ▪ Her cardigan had been darned at the elbows.
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THESAURUS
▪repair to do some work on something that is damaged or not working properly, so that it is in good condition again :
　 ▪ The builders are coming to repair the roof.
　 ▪ Have you had the washing machine repaired yet?
▪fix especially American English to repair something :
　 ▪ I’m taking the car in to get it fixed.
　 ▪ The chain on the bike needs fixing.
▪mend especially British English to repair something that is damaged, torn, or not working :
　 ▪ I’ve found someone who’ll mend the fence.
　 ▪ Can you mend this sweater for me?
　 ▪ Fishermen sat mending their nets in the sunshine.
▪service to check a vehicle or machine and repair it if necessary, especially regularly :
　 ▪ You should have your car serviced every six months.
　 ▪ When was the last time we had the gas boiler serviced?
▪renovate to repair an old building so that it looks in good condition again :
　 ▪ They bought an old house and renovated it themselves.
▪restore to repair something old and valuable, especially a building, piece of furniture, painting etc, so that it looks the same as it did originally :
　 ▪ Many paintings were damaged in the fire but have now been restored.
　 ▪ The hotel was restored to its original Victorian splendour in 1984.
▪do up British English informal, fix up American English informal to repair an old building or vehicle, so that it looks in good condition again :
　 ▪ He does up old cars and sells them.
　 ▪ A builder bought the house and fixed it up.
▪patch something up to quickly repair something that has a hole in it, by putting a piece of material on it, especially temporarily :
　 ▪ They patched up the wall with bits of cement.
▪darn to repair holes in clothes :
　 ▪ Are you any good at darning socks?

IV. darn⁴ noun [COUNTABLE]
a place where a hole in a piece of clothing has been repaired neatly with wool