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dick·ens /ˈdɪkənz/ noun spoken old-fashioned 1 what/who/where the dickens ...? spoken old-fashioned SURPRISEDANGRYused when asking a question to show that you are very surprised or angry 到底是什么/谁/在哪儿…？〔表示非常惊讶或愤怒〕 What the dickens is the matter with her? 她到底怎么回事？2 as pretty/smart etc as the dickens spoken old-fashioned VERY American English very pretty, clever etc 非常漂亮/聪明等 Isn’t she as cute as the dickens! 她多么可爱啊！Examples from the Corpusdickens• The first is: How the dickens are you getting them in?• Indeed - what the dickens was the matter with her? - she didn't want to be sensible.• What the dickens, so to speak, was he to do?Origin dickens (1500-1600) Perhaps from the name Dickensdick·ens nounChineseSyllable to question a Corpus used that show when you asking |