ogre

IPA/ˈəʊɡə(r)/
KK[ˈoɡɚ]IPA/ˈəʊɡər/

ogre — noun

  • ogresingular
  • ogresplural

1. a big, ugly creature in traditional stories that catches and eats human beings,

1.名詞B2
釋義

a big, ugly creature in traditional stories that catches and eats human beings, especially children

例句

Yael read her daughter a story about an ogre who guarded a stone bridge over a dark river.

story pattern: a story about an ogre who [action]

Omar's favourite picture book had an ogre on the cover with grey skin and a single yellow eye.

descriptive: an ogre with [physical feature]

同義詞
  • giant

    focuses on huge size; a giant is not always man-eating or cruel

  • monster

    a broader term for any frightening imaginary creature

  • troll

    from Scandinavian folklore; lives under bridges or in caves, different origin

常見錯誤

❌A dragon and an ogre are the same creature.
✅A dragon breathes fire and has wings; an ogre is a giant that eats people.
💡they are different mythical creatures from different traditions.

2. a person who is so bad-tempered, cruel, or frightening that other people try to

2.名詞B2
釋義

a person who is so bad-tempered, cruel, or frightening that other people try to stay away from them

例句

Ada described her old boss as an ogre who never smiled and shouted at the cleaners every morning.

pattern: described [person] as an ogre who...

Lien moved to another seat on the bus to escape an ogre shouting into a phone.

同義詞
  • bully

    focuses on using power to frighten weaker people; less vivid than ogre

  • tyrant

    emphasises cruel rule and control, often in a political or institutional setting

  • brute

    stresses rough, physical harshness rather than a frightening presence

反義詞

常見錯誤

❌My maths teacher is an ogre — he lives under a bridge.
✅My maths teacher is an ogre
💡he shouts at everyone.' — sense 2 is figurative; do not mix in fairy-tale details from sense 1 unless you are joking.