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daggern. a blunt blade with abasket hilt used for defence in place of the buckler(在决斗中代替圆盾用做防御工具的)一种钝刃短刀。 △Wiv.1.1.295 (282): “Ibruised my shin the other daywith playing at sword and dag-ger with a master of fence.” 前两天,我跟一位击剑教练用短刀长剑比试了一回,被他擦伤了小腿。dagger of lath: wooden dagger,wooden stick,a stageproperty used by the Vice,the comic stock characterin old morality plays木刀,木条(英国中世纪道德剧中的喜剧人物“罪恶”所使用的道具)。 △1H.IV. 2. 4. 153 (136):“beat thee out of thy kingdom with a dagger of lath,and drive all thy subjects afore thee like a flock ofwild geese,”用一把木刀把你打出你的王国之外! 把你的臣民像一群大雁一样都赶得东逃西散。 △Tw.4.2.140 (126):“Who with dagger of lath,/ In his rage and hiswrath,/Cries,Ah,ha! to the devil;”我拿着木板刀,又狂暴,又咆哮,对着魔鬼“啊,哈!”大叫。 Sword and dagger dagger[ˈdægə]n.短剑,匕首v.用剑刺,用剑刺,用剑号标明 ◇at daggers drawn势不两立 look daggers at对…怒目而视 |