dagger

复数：daggers

1. [C]匕首；短剑a weapon like a very small sword;a short pointed knife used as a weapon, especially formerly

• be (at) daggers drawn势不两立；剑拔弩张
• look daggers at sb对某人怒目而视

• bloody dagger血迹斑斑的匕首
• blunt dagger钝的匕首
• gleaming dagger雪亮的匕首
• sharp dagger锋利的匕首

1. He parried the sword with his dagger.
   他用短剑挡开了马刀。
2. Put the dagger back in its sheath.
   把短剑插回鞘内。
3. The hoodlum stabbed at me with a dagger.
   小流氓用匕首向我刺来。
4. The kind whisper went to my heart like a dagger.
   这仁慈的低语象一把匕首直刺进我的心。
5. A dagger is a sign used in printing to draw the reader's attention to something.
   剑号是印刷中的一种符号，用来引起读者对某一点的注意。