dickens

英 [ˈdɪkɪnz]

美 [ˈdɪkɪnz]

n.  (用于问句代替devil， 表示烦恼或吃惊)究竟，到底; (某人)…极了，太…了，多么…啊

BNC.7241 / COCA.29026

牛津词典

noun

• （用于问句代替devil， 表示烦恼或吃惊）究竟，到底
  used in questions instead of devil to show that you are annoyed or surprised
  1. Where the dickens did he go?
     他究竟上哪儿去了？
• （某人）…极了，太…了，多么…啊
  used when you are saying how attractive, etc. sb is
  1. cute as the dickens
     可爱极了

英英释义

noun

• a word used in exclamations of confusion
  1. what the devil
  2. the deuce with it
  3. the dickens you say
  Synonym:devildeuce

双语例句

• Dickens was lauded for his social and moral sensitivity
  狄更斯以其敏锐的社会和道德触觉为人称道。
• Dickens felt compelled to return to the stage for a final good-bye
  迪肯斯觉得必须返回舞台作最后的道别。
• Dickens 'novels are full of vivid characterization.
  狄更斯的小说中充满了栩栩如生的人物形象。
• There are plenty of characters in the novels of Charles Dickens.
  在查尔斯.狄更斯的小说中有许多人物。
• Dickens 'novels have enriched English literature.
  狄更斯的小说丰富了英国文学。
• Scott, and later Dickens, flooded the country in printed editions.
  司各特和后来狄更斯作品的翻印本充斥全国各地。
• It's a satire somewhat in the manner of Dickens
  这部讽刺作品有点狄更斯的风格。
• I like to read the novels of Charles dickens.
  我喜欢读查尔斯·狄更斯的小说。
• She introduced him to literature, reading from Shakespeare and dickens.
  她引导汤姆接触文学作品，阅读莎士比亚和狄更斯的著作。
• The novels of Charles Dickens as a reflection of life in nineteenth century britain.
  查尔斯狄更斯的小说反映了19世纪的英国生活。