sod
名词 n.
动词 v.
形容词 adj.
感叹词 intj.
英 /sɒd/
美 /sɑd/|/sɔd/
英文释义
名词 n.
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The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.
— She there shall dress a sweeter sod / Than Fancy's feet have ever trod.
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Sodomite; bugger.
— The Empire, in particular, was always thick with sods: they strolled side-by-side with the gay girls of the promenade, or stood, in little knots, exchanging gossip, comparing fortunes, greeting one another with flapping hands and high, extravagant voices.
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A damper (bread) which has failed to rise, remaining a flat lump.
— And Mart the cook the shovel took / And swung the damper to and fro. / 'Another sod, so help me God, / That's fourteen in a flamin' row.
- The rock dove.
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Turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns.
— The landscapers rolled sod onto the bare earth and made a presentable lawn by nightfall.
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A person; often qualified with an adjective.
— You mean old sod!
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A piece of this.
— In Walachia, green sods are laid on the window-sills and on the lintels of the doors to avert the uncanny crew [i.e. witches].
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Any trifling amount, a bugger, a damn, a jot.
— I don’t care a sod.
动词 v.
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To cover with sod.
— He sodded the worn areas twice a year.
- Bugger; sodomize.
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simple past of seethe
— Iacob ſod potage ⁊ Eſau came from the feld ⁊ was faine […]
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Damn, curse, confound.
— Sod him!/Sod it!/Sod that bastard!
形容词 adj.
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Boiled.
— Beer, if it be over-new, or over-stale, over-strong, or not sod,[…]is most unwholesome, frets, and galls, etc.
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Sodden; incompletely risen.
— sod damper
感叹词 intj.
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expression of annoyance.
— 'Well, I'm afraid we're going to keep you waiting for a bit.' 'Oh sod,' said Fathers. 'I'm behind enough with everything as it is. How long, do you think ?'
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
From Middle English sod, sodde first attested in the mid-15th century, from Middle Dutch zoden (“turf”) or Middle Low German sôde, soede (“turf”), both related to Dutch zode (“turf”), German Sode (“turf”), Old Frisian sātha (“sod”), all being of uncertain ultimate origin.
词源 2
Clipping of sodomite or sodomize.
词源 3
From the Old English plural past tense, or a back-formation from the past participle sodden.
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