fucking
fucking — adjective
1. an extremely offensive swear word placed before a noun to express anger, annoyan
an extremely offensive swear word placed before a noun to express anger, annoyance, or strong emotion about the thing or person you are referring to.
Rachid couldn't find his fucking keys and ended up missing the train.
The laptop crashed again — this fucking machine is driving me crazy.
fucking + noun referring to an object
Yumi slammed the fucking door and locked herself in her room.
Some fucking idiot parked right across the driveway and blocked us in.
Ilan asked whose fucking dog had dug up all the flowers in the garden.
文法句型
fucking + noun phrase
用法筆記
This is one of the strongest swear words in English. Many people find it deeply offensive. Learners should be aware of its force before using it. In writing, it is sometimes euphemised as 'f***ing' or 'freaking'.
常見錯誤
fucking — adverb
1. an extremely offensive swear word placed before an adjective or another adverb t
an extremely offensive swear word placed before an adjective or another adverb to give strong force to your statement, especially when you feel annoyed, angry, or frustrated.
This maths problem is fucking impossible — I have been stuck for an hour.
fucking + adjective: impossible
Dewi was fucking furious when she found her car had been towed away.
The queue at the post office was fucking long, so Christopher went home.
Ritu talks fucking fast whenever she gets excited about a new idea.
Sivan thought the film was fucking boring and walked out halfway through.
- really
standard non-offensive intensifier; much weaker in force
- incredibly
formal and non-offensive; appropriate in most contexts
- bloody
British mild swear; similar syntactic position but less offensive
文法句型
fucking + adjective/adverb
用法筆記
Distinguish from the adjective sense: adverb sense modifies an adjective or adverb ('fucking amazing', 'fucking quickly') rather than a noun. The two uses sound very similar but differ in what word is being intensified.
常見錯誤
2. an extremely offensive swear word placed before a main verb to add anger or urge
an extremely offensive swear word placed before a main verb to add anger or urgency to a statement or command, often expressing that the speaker is fed up or will not accept any excuses.
Selim shouted, 'Just fucking tell me what happened — I deserve to know.'
fucking + verb in imperative
The manager told the team to fucking finish the report before the deadline.
Owen said, 'If you hate the job so much, then fucking quit and find another one.'
Joaquín banged on the table and yelled, 'Just fucking listen to me for once!'
Valentina told her roommate, 'Either fucking clean this kitchen or I am moving out.'
文法句型
fucking + verb (especially imperative)
用法筆記
Frequently appears in imperative sentences giving orders. The verb is usually an action verb (tell, clean, listen, get). This sense is considered the most aggressive use of 'fucking' and is likely to cause strong offence.