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

• Ask me no questions, I entreat you ( Charles Dickens).
  不要问我问题，我恳求你（查尔斯·狄更斯）。
• Several of Dickens's novels were screened in the 1930's.
  狄更斯的好几部小说在30年代就拍成了电影。
• I like the novels of Dickens very much. I've read almost all of them in Chinese translation.
  我很喜欢狄更斯的小说，他小说的中译本我几乎全读过。
• Dickens 'novels have enriched English literature.
  狄更斯的小说丰富了英国文学。
• Of all the English novelists the one he likes best is Charles dickens.
  在所有的英国小说家中，他最喜欢的是查尔斯。狄更斯。
• Dickens created many wonderful characters in his novels.
  狄更斯在小说中塑造了许多奇妙的人物。
• I think these books can stand comparison quite happily with works by Dickens
  我认为这些书能和狄更斯的作品相媲美。
• 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。
• Dickens wrote many novels.
  狄更斯写了许多小说。
• Read Ibsen and Dickens before bedtime.
  睡前读读易卜生和狄更斯。