drat
/dræt/ (bre, ipa) · /dræt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdrat/ (ame, mw)
drat — 感嘆詞
1. A word people say when they are mildly upset about something that has gone wrong
可惡；討厭
表達輕微惱怒的感嘆詞
A word people say when they are mildly upset about something that has gone wrong or that they have forgotten or broken.
Oh drat! I forgot to buy milk at the supermarket.
噢，可惡！我忘了在超市買牛奶。
interjection expressing annoyance at a forgotten task
Drat! The library closes in five minutes and I still need this book.
討厭！圖書館再五分鐘就關了，但我還需要這本書。
interjection expressing frustration at missed timing
'Drat,' muttered Mei-Lin as she wiped spilt coffee off her white shirt.
Mei-Lin 一邊擦掉灑在白襯衫上的咖啡，一邊低聲罵了句「可惡」。
Drat these weak phone batteries — mine died before I could call for help.
討厭的手機電池——還沒來得及打電話求救就沒電了。
Kwame shook his head and whispered 'drat' when the computer froze again.
電腦又當機了，Kwame 搖搖頭，小聲罵了句「可惡」。
文法句型
drat!
Oh drat! …
Drat + [noun]!
用法筆記
A somewhat old-fashioned word; younger speakers are more likely to say 'darn' or 'ugh'. Still used for humorous or gentle effect.
常見錯誤
drat — 動詞
- dratpresent simple I / you / we / they
- drats3rd person singular
- dratting-ing form
- drattedpast simple
1. To express mild anger or annoyance toward a person, object, or situation — a gen
咒罵
輕微地詛咒或表達厭惡
To express mild anger or annoyance toward a person, object, or situation — a gentler version of 'damn'.
The baker dratted the old oven that kept burning his bread loaves.
那個麵包師傅咒罵著那台一直烤焦麵包的故障烤箱。
past tense: dratted [target noun]
Ama dratted the broken zipper on her favourite jacket and sighed.
Ama 嘆了口氣，咒罵著她最喜歡外套上那條壞掉的拉鍊。
Drat this cold weather! I wish spring would arrive much sooner.
真該死，這種冷天氣！真希望春天能快點到來。
Oliver dratted the traffic jam that made him late for the interview.
Oliver 咒罵著讓他面試遲到的塞車。
文法句型
drat + [noun]
drat + [noun] + !
用法筆記
Almost always used in the imperative (Drat it!) or occasionally in past tense. Rarely appears in other tenses. Considered very old-fashioned by most speakers.