Definition of dagger in English:
dagger
noun ˈdaɡəˈdæɡər
1A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a weapon.
匕首，短剑he drew his dagger and stabbed the leader- The dark man gave an evil grin as he produced a dagger from nowhere and raised it towards his chest.
- A dark figure swathed in shadows stood over her, a dagger gleaming in its raised hand.
- Captain Irving had threatened to hurt her, but not with a sword, or a dagger, or a pistol.
- She knew it was useless to use arrows so she pulled out a dagger and a small sword as she charged to the battle.
- They were also both carrying the same weapon, a small dagger.
- As he passed one of the men who was attempting to stab Alan with a short dagger, he killed him in mid-stride.
- She prepared to plunge her silver dagger down when Lucas kicked her from behind and sent her tumbling.
- The hilt of the dagger had been colored silver, with gold markings on the lower end.
- He ran his finger over the fine edge of the dagger's blade.
- Marrissa staggered down the dark empty hallway, clutching a dagger in her left hand and her journal in the other.
- It's one of those stores that sells every kind of knife, dagger, and sword you can imagine.
- They had their blades, ranging from daggers to swords, out and at the ready.
- He moved to plunge the dagger in but the weapon was wretched from his grip by a powerful hand as the other gripped his wrist and tore it away.
- He stared at all the weapons, swords, daggers, bows and arrows; some were even made of gold.
- Men-at-arms and common soldiers carried daggers too and occasionally short, curved multi-purpose swords.
- He had a rifle slung over his right shoulder and a short sword or long dagger at his left hip.
- He clutched his throat as she reached into her belt and took out a silver dagger and a small glass bottle.
- While a good percentage of them had guns or rifles, some also carried scimitars and daggers.
- Sharp weapons, including knives, daggers and spears, were seized from the 46 people.
- He was helping the council pass out swords and daggers, weapons of every kind.
- 1.1Printing another term for obelus
- Confusingly, the word obelus was later used for the printer's character we often call a dagger, another symbol with a point.
- A dagger above an indel symbol shows that the indel is not shared among the sequences at a given locus.
2A moth with a dark dagger-shaped marking on the forewing.
剑蚊夜蛾Genus Acronicta, family Noctuidae: several species
Phrases
be at daggers drawn
(of two people) be bitterly hostile towards each other.
they have been at daggers drawn for weeks over tactics- His two most loyal cabinet ministers are now at daggers drawn.
- The parties to contested actions are often at daggers drawn, and the litigious process serves to exacerbate the hostility between them.
- The ombudsman is already at daggers drawn with the former chief constable over the handling of the bomb inquiry.
- They can obviously smell the fact that we're at daggers drawn with the Treasury.
- You know that two people are at daggers drawn when they make a direct statement claiming to be united.
- It's been an open secret in media circles for some years that the two giants of Sydney commercial radio were at daggers drawn.
- For some reason, right throughout that tour, Alexander and Gilchrist were at daggers drawn.
- The Hunting Bill is before the House of Lords, and the metropolitan middle classes and the rural population are at daggers drawn.
- The British critics of The Times, Spectator and Observer were at daggers drawn.
- Jack and Jim, who's extended his trip to the States, are at daggers drawn.
opposing, conflicting, clashing, at war, contending, fighting, battling, quarrellinglook (or glare) daggers at
Glare very angrily at.
she flung the fork down, looking daggers at him- Henry is also puzzled about Matilda's attitude until he sees her looking daggers at Cassie and Ric as they flirt together.
- ‘Ruby was looking daggers at her this morning,’ Nadine said, smiling a little.
- What a sight, my dad standing there looking daggers at my mom, who was enjoying his moment of discomfort.
- Sarah plays with the keys on her laptop and looks daggers at the angelic figure in the pool as she swims.
- Then there's the floods and pestilences we've survived, and the famines, and so on, not to mention the other drivers on the roads these days, and the way some people keep looking daggers at you.
- She clenches her teeth and looks daggers at any man who dares engage in eye contact.
- Lily let out a gasp of disgust, and looked daggers at them.
- Emma gave a short laugh of mockery but quickly turned it into a cough when Kathryn began looking daggers at her.
- ‘Go on,’ said Kassie, still looking daggers at Mike.
- She looks daggers at him, but continues her conversation with her sister, turning every few words to fix him with a steely glare.
glower, frown, glare, lour, look daggers at, look angrily at, give someone a black look
Origin
Late Middle English: perhaps from obsolete dag 'pierce, stab', influenced by Old French dague 'long dagger'.
Rhymes
blagger, bragger, flagger, Jagger, lagger, nagger, quagga, saggar, stagger, swagger
Definition of dagger in US English:
dagger
nounˈdæɡərˈdaɡər
1A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a weapon.
匕首，短剑he drew his dagger and stabbed the leader- He stared at all the weapons, swords, daggers, bows and arrows; some were even made of gold.
- As he passed one of the men who was attempting to stab Alan with a short dagger, he killed him in mid-stride.
- It's one of those stores that sells every kind of knife, dagger, and sword you can imagine.
- Marrissa staggered down the dark empty hallway, clutching a dagger in her left hand and her journal in the other.
- He ran his finger over the fine edge of the dagger's blade.
- The dark man gave an evil grin as he produced a dagger from nowhere and raised it towards his chest.
- They had their blades, ranging from daggers to swords, out and at the ready.
- He had a rifle slung over his right shoulder and a short sword or long dagger at his left hip.
- He clutched his throat as she reached into her belt and took out a silver dagger and a small glass bottle.
- He moved to plunge the dagger in but the weapon was wretched from his grip by a powerful hand as the other gripped his wrist and tore it away.
- Sharp weapons, including knives, daggers and spears, were seized from the 46 people.
- She prepared to plunge her silver dagger down when Lucas kicked her from behind and sent her tumbling.
- Men-at-arms and common soldiers carried daggers too and occasionally short, curved multi-purpose swords.
- She knew it was useless to use arrows so she pulled out a dagger and a small sword as she charged to the battle.
- He was helping the council pass out swords and daggers, weapons of every kind.
- A dark figure swathed in shadows stood over her, a dagger gleaming in its raised hand.
- Captain Irving had threatened to hurt her, but not with a sword, or a dagger, or a pistol.
- The hilt of the dagger had been colored silver, with gold markings on the lower end.
- They were also both carrying the same weapon, a small dagger.
- While a good percentage of them had guns or rifles, some also carried scimitars and daggers.
- 1.1Printing another term for obelus
- Confusingly, the word obelus was later used for the printer's character we often call a dagger, another symbol with a point.
- A dagger above an indel symbol shows that the indel is not shared among the sequences at a given locus.
2A moth with a dark dagger-shaped marking on the forewing.
剑蚊夜蛾Genus Acronicta, family Noctuidae: several species
Phrases
at daggers drawn
In bitter enmity.
剑拔弩张they have been at daggers drawn for weeks over tactics- The British critics of The Times, Spectator and Observer were at daggers drawn.
- His two most loyal cabinet ministers are now at daggers drawn.
- The Hunting Bill is before the House of Lords, and the metropolitan middle classes and the rural population are at daggers drawn.
- The parties to contested actions are often at daggers drawn, and the litigious process serves to exacerbate the hostility between them.
- It's been an open secret in media circles for some years that the two giants of Sydney commercial radio were at daggers drawn.
- For some reason, right throughout that tour, Alexander and Gilchrist were at daggers drawn.
- Jack and Jim, who's extended his trip to the States, are at daggers drawn.
- The ombudsman is already at daggers drawn with the former chief constable over the handling of the bomb inquiry.
- You know that two people are at daggers drawn when they make a direct statement claiming to be united.
- They can obviously smell the fact that we're at daggers drawn with the Treasury.
opposing, conflicting, clashing, at war, contending, fighting, battling, quarrellinglook (or glare) daggers at
Glare angrily or venomously at.
对…怒目而视she flung the fork down, looking daggers at him- What a sight, my dad standing there looking daggers at my mom, who was enjoying his moment of discomfort.
- She looks daggers at him, but continues her conversation with her sister, turning every few words to fix him with a steely glare.
- Sarah plays with the keys on her laptop and looks daggers at the angelic figure in the pool as she swims.
- Henry is also puzzled about Matilda's attitude until he sees her looking daggers at Cassie and Ric as they flirt together.
- Then there's the floods and pestilences we've survived, and the famines, and so on, not to mention the other drivers on the roads these days, and the way some people keep looking daggers at you.
- Lily let out a gasp of disgust, and looked daggers at them.
- ‘Go on,’ said Kassie, still looking daggers at Mike.
- Emma gave a short laugh of mockery but quickly turned it into a cough when Kathryn began looking daggers at her.
- ‘Ruby was looking daggers at her this morning,’ Nadine said, smiling a little.
- She clenches her teeth and looks daggers at any man who dares engage in eye contact.
glower, frown, glare, lour, look daggers at, look angrily at, give someone a black look
Origin
Late Middle English: perhaps from obsolete dag ‘pierce, stab’, influenced by Old French dague ‘long dagger’.