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

• Judge Taylor looked daggers at Atticus, as if daring him to speak.
  泰勒法官对阿迪克斯怒目而视，似乎看他敢不敢说话。
• The world lives at daggers drawn in a cold war.
  世界在冷战中剑拨弩张。
• We are still at daggers drawn with the foreign ministry over this.
  在这件事情上我们仍旧跟外交部势不两立。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• On the battlefield they fight with sword and shield, as opposed to the daggers of their trade.
  在战场上他们以长剑和盾牌作战，而非平时刺杀中惯用的短刃。
• Paul Wolfowitz, the neoconservative defence expert who succeeded him, replaced them with vicious-looking ornamental daggers from Asia.
  他的继任者、新保守主义国防专家保罗沃尔福威茨（paulwolfowitz），用几把来自亚洲的、看上去颇为凌厉的装饰短剑取代了它们。
• She's at daggers drawn with her colleagues.
  她与同事们水火不相容。