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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
bloody
▪ I. bloody 1 [bloody bloodies bloodied bloodying bloodier bloodiest] BrE [ˈblʌdi] NAmE [ˈblʌdi] adjective [only before noun], adverb see also ↑bloody 2 (BrE, taboo, slang)a swear word that many people find offensive that is used to emphasize a comment or an angry statement •Don't be such a bloody fool. •That was a bloody good meal! •What bloody awful weather! •She did bloody well to win that race. •He doesn't bloody care about anybody else. •‘Will you apologize?’ ‘Not bloody likely!’ (= Certainly not) •The rail strike is a bloody nuisance. •I can't get this bloody stupid thing to work. •What the bloody hell do you think you're doing? Idiom: ↑bloody well Word Origin: mid 17th cent. ↑bloody bloody bloody drunk bloody bloody battle Example Bank: •‘I'm not coming.’ ‘Yes you bloody well are.’ •‘Will you apologize to him?’ ‘ Not bloody likely!’ •He doesn't bloody care about anybody. •I can't get this bloody thing to work. •What the bloody hell do you think you are doing? ▪ II. bloody 2 [bloody bloodies bloodied bloodying bloodier bloodiest] BrE [ˈblʌdi] NAmE [ˈblʌdi] adjective see also ↑bloody 1 (blood·ier, bloodi·est) 1. involving a lot of violence and killing •a bloody battle •The terrorists have halted their bloody campaign of violence. 2. covered with blood; ↑bleeding •to give sb a bloody nose (= in a fight) •bloody fingerprints see scream bloody murder at ↑scream v. Derived Word: ↑bloodily Word Origin: Old English blōdig ↑blood ↑-y Example Bank: •The terrorists have halted their bloody campaign of violence.
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