Learner's definition of DICKENS
the dickens
informal + old-fashioned
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used to make a statement or question more forceful(用于加强陈述或疑问语气)十分,究竟,到底 -
What the dickens [=the devil] do you mean?你到底什么意思?
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We'll have to work like the dickens [=very hard] to finish this project.要完成这个项目,我们得拼命工作。
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(US) It scared/frightened the dickens out of people. [=scared people very badly]这把人们给吓坏了。
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(US) She's as cute as the dickens. [=she's very cute]她太可爱了。