doggone

• adv. 极端地；非常地
• adj. 可憎的；可恶的
• int. 该死的
• vt. 咒骂

来自god-damned或dog on it的委婉语。

doggone (adj.)

1851, American English, a "fantastic perversion of god-damned" [Weekley]. But Mencken favors the theory that it is "a blend form of dog on it; in fact it is still often used with it following. It is thus a brother to the old English phrase, 'a pox upon it,' but is considerably more decorous."

1. Where's the doggone key?

这该死的钥匙上哪儿去了？

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2. I'm trying to figure out where he got all those doggone black jokes.

你说他是从哪知道那些可憎的笑话的?

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3. Doggone ! Why did you beat my pet dog?

混 蛋,你为什么打我的爱犬?

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4. That was a doggone insult.

那是一个可恶的侮辱.

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5. I got another doggone traffic ticket.

又给了我一张该死的交通违章罚款通知单.

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