ogre

英 [ˈəʊɡə(r)]

美 [ˈoʊɡər]

n.  (传说中的)食人恶魔; 凶恶的人; 可怕的人

复数：ogres　

BNC.27637 / COCA.21141

牛津词典

noun

• （传说中的）食人恶魔
  (in stories) a cruel and frightening giant who eats people
• 凶恶的人；可怕的人
  a very frightening person
  1. My boss is a real ogre.
     我的上司是个十足的恶魔。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （幽默说法）凶残的人，可怕的人
  If you refer to someone as anogre, you are saying in a humorous way that they are very frightening.
  1. Bank managers—like tax inspectors—do not really like being thought of as ogres.
     银行经理像税务稽查员一样，不喜欢被人们认为是妖魔化身。
• （传说、童话中的）食人恶魔
  In legends and fairy stories, anogreis a large, cruel, frightening man who often eats people.

英英释义

noun

• (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
• a cruel wicked and inhuman person
  Synonym:monsterfienddevildemon

双语例句

• It went on singing until the sound of the ogre's snoring shook the castle once again.
  金竖琴一直唱啊唱，直到怪物的鼾声又震得城堡直晃。
• Strange to see a gnome here, and why are you with an ogre?
  这里很少见到侏儒，你怎么跟一个食人魔在一起？
• You don't have to waste good manners on the ogre.
  你不必对那只怪物太有礼貌。
• "Maybe you know more about it than I do," said the ogre's wife.
  “也许你比我知道得更清楚吧。”妖婆回答说。
• Don't make him out to be such a terrible ogre; he is really quite kindhearted.
  别把他说得像个可怕的吃人魔鬼；其实他心肠很好。
• But Jack knew there was no way to stop the ogre once he reached the ground.
  但是杰克知道，一旦到了地面，谁也阻止不了怪物。
• She's a princess, and you're an ogre.
  她是公主，而你只是怪物。
• Ratka: you drink like ogre! Like ogre king! You win bet!
  瑞特卡：你喝起酒来就像个食人魔！像食人魔王一样！你赢了！
• You trust the ogre completely, do you?
  你完全相信这个食人魔，不是吗？
• Ogre that he was, he spoke like an epicure.
  他虽是个吃人恶魔，说话倒像个美食家。