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

• They were armed with ferocious daggers.
  他们携有锋利的匕首。
• But if we have to repulse them, and the daggers once get drawn among such throngs of people, we are likely to have the place burnt down before nightfall.
  但是如果我们非得挫败他们，等到他们在人群中拔出刀子，我们可能在天黑之前就得焚毁那个地方。
• They usually ascend by using the daggers they plunge in people's backsides as rappelling instruments.
  他们常常通过把匕首插入别人的背后作为拉人下水的工具来实现自己的往上爬。
• Jack and Peter have been at daggers drawn for a long time.
  杰克和彼得长期以来不共戴天。
• 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。
• She and her mother were at daggers drawn.
  她和她母亲之间的关系异常紧张。
• 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。
• Israel's insecurity was so pervasive that even words were daggers.
  以色列感到到处都有危险，甚至纸面上的文字也是刀枪林立。
• 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。
• 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。