daggers

英 [ˈdægəz]

美 [ˈdægərz]

n.  匕首; 短剑
dagger的复数

柯林斯词典

• 匕首;短剑
  Adaggeris a weapon like a knife with two sharp edges.
• PHRASE 剑拔弩张;势不两立
  If you say that two people areat daggers drawn, you mean they are having an argument and are still very angry with each other.
  1. She and her mother were at daggers drawn.
     她和她母亲之间的关系异常紧张。

双语例句

• She and her mother were at daggers drawn.
  她和她母亲之间的关系异常紧张。
• The leader of the opposition and the prime minister are at daggers drawn over the unemployment issue.
  反对派的领袖和首相在失业问题上势不两立。
• If they're fragile, then they need tools to be able to survive when the bad man with the axe or daggers comes a calling.
  要是布甲很脆，那么他们需要一些能力在那些拿着斧子和匕首的猥琐男靠近他们的时候存活下来。
• Behind me is a memorial that symbolizes the Ranger daggers that were thrust into the top of these cliffs.
  我身后是一座纪念碑，象征着突击队员像尖刀一样猛刺向峭壁的顶端。
• The world lives at daggers drawn in a cold war.
  世界在冷战中剑拨弩张。
• Without missing a step, the drow on either side of the condemned soldier drew long, razor-edged daggers.
  站在倒霉士兵两侧的卓尔丝毫没有犹豫，飞快地抽出了锋锐的长匕首。
• She looked daggers at Tom when he suggested that her cooking could be improved.
  当汤姆暗示说她还须改进烹调技术时，她狠狠地瞪了他一眼。
• The teeth of these fleet-footed predators are too small to use as daggers for large kill, but the cats have strong jaws that lock around the throat of prey until the victim stops breathing.
  这些敏捷的掠夺者们的牙齿在大型猎物面前就像匕首一样显得太小，但是猫科动物强壮的颚能够环锁住猎物的喉咙直至受害者停止呼吸。
• The museum has collections of everything from Arabian sailing boats to the curved daggers known as khanjars.
  该馆的收藏包括阿拉伯的帆船及波斯坎查弯刀，应有尽有。
• She left the room, looking daggers at me.
  她以短剑相刺的目光望着我，走出了房间。