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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- dame
[dem]
[deɪm]
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1.
noun
[Dame]原义:授予贵夫人称号[现仅作拟人用法]:Dame Care 卡尔夫人
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Dame Care
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卡尔夫人
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2.
noun
骑士团的女成员
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3.
noun
老妇人,(年长有威望的)妇女,主妇
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4.
noun
[Dame]夫人
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5.
noun
[Slang]
女人;女孩,少女
Collins English-English Dictionary
- dame
[deɪm]
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1.
n
[Brit]
pantomime dame the role of a comic old woman in a pantomime, usually played by a man
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2.
n
(formerly) a woman of rank or dignity; lady
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3.
n
a nun who has taken the vows of her order, esp a Benedictine
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4.
n
[Archaic]
[chiefly Brit]
a matronly or elderly woman
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5.
n
[Slang]
[chiefly US and Canadian]
a woman
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6.
n
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French, from Latin domina lady, mistress of a household
Examples
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I hope Dame Fortune tells me where I can find my love.
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我希望命运女神告诉我在哪可以找到真爱。
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Impressive as it is, however, Dame Edna's show is no more than a star vehicle.
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尽管很感人,但是埃德娜夫人的剧本不再是明星代表剧目。
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My mother lived till eighty,a canty dame to the last.
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我母亲活到了八十岁,到最后也是个活泼的妇人。
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Look at the ice on that dame!
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看那个女爵士头上的钻石!
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Dame Judith
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the grande dame of fashion
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昨晚我梦游巴黎,在梦中我看到了巴黎圣母院。
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Last night I dreamed of traveling to Paris and seeing Notre-Dame de Paris.
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