释义 |
ding verb- to physically beat another person UK, 1688
This meaning is attributed by the Oxford English Dictionary to dialectal use in East Anglia. - After he caught Robie flirting with his girl, he gave him a bad dinging. — Lewis Poteet, The South Shore Phrase Book, p. 37, 1999
- to dent, scratch, scrape or rip US, 1968
- “He’s got a dinged front left fender,” Raymond said. — Elmore Leonard, City Primeval, p. 64, 1980
- You dinged my board, kook! — Point Break, 1991
- Before you know it, the phrase “it’s only money” is just a memory, and the only time you get to experience “excess” is when you’ve dinged the Pajero. — Sydney Morning Herald, 15 March 2003
- in circus and carnival usage, to borrow US
- — Don Wilmeth, The Language of American Popular Entertainment, p. 74, 1981
- to reject US
- Headline: Malvina Dings Co-Op Hoot — The Berkeley Barb, p. 1, 24 September 1965
- — Connie Eble (Editor), UNC-CH Campus Slang, p. 3, April 1995
- to wound US
- — Carl Fleischhauer, A Glossary of Army Slang, p. 15, 1968
- “I saw him just before he got to it, and dinged him.” — Martin Russ, Happy Hunting Ground, p. 25, 1968
- to kill US
Vietnam war usage. - — Linda Reinberg, In the Field, p. 62, 1991
- to name for a duty or responsibility UK
Military. - I’ve been dinged for mess committee. — Beale, 1984
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