ogre
ogre — 名詞
- ogresingular
- ogresplural
1. a big, ugly creature in traditional stories that catches and eats human beings,
食人魔
童話故事中吃人的巨型怪物
a big, ugly creature in traditional stories that catches and eats human beings, especially children
Yael read her daughter a story about an ogre who guarded a stone bridge over a dark river.
Yael 給女兒講了一個關於食人魔的故事，那頭食人魔守著一條黑暗河流上的石橋。
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.
Omar 最愛的繪本封面上有一頭食人魔，牠有著灰色的皮膚和一隻黃色的獨眼。
descriptive: an ogre with [physical feature]
In the fairy tale, the ogre grabbed the knight and threw him into a deep, dark pit.
在童話故事中，那頭食人魔抓住了騎士並把他丟進一個又深又暗的坑裡。
Rafael drew a picture of an ogre roasting a whole sheep over an enormous fire.
Rafael 畫了一幅食人魔在巨大火堆上烤整隻羊的圖畫。
Élise heard the ogre's heavy footsteps shaking the ground long before she saw it.
Élise 遠遠就聽到食人魔沉重的腳步聲震動著地面，過了一會兒才看到牠。
常見錯誤
2. a person who is so bad-tempered, cruel, or frightening that other people try to
惡霸
凶惡粗暴、令人害怕的人
a person who is so bad-tempered, cruel, or frightening that other people try to stay away from them
Ada described her old boss as an ogre who never smiled and shouted at the cleaners every morning.
Ada 形容她的前老闆是個惡霸，從來不笑，而且每天早上都對著清潔人員大吼大叫。
pattern: described [person] as an ogre who...
Lien moved to another seat on the bus to escape an ogre shouting into a phone.
Lien 在公車上換到另一個座位，為了躲開一個對著手機大吼的惡霸。
Vikram warned the new teacher that the headmaster was a real ogre before his morning coffee.
Vikram 提醒那位新來的老師，校長在喝早晨咖啡之前是個十足的惡霸。
Chidi told his flatmates that the security guard at the hostel was an absolute ogre.
Chidi 告訴他的室友們，旅社的那個警衛是個不折不扣的惡霸。
Dylan whispered to his sister that their uncle could be an ogre after a long day at the factory.
Dylan 低聲跟姊姊說，他們的叔叔在工廠忙了一整天之後可能會變成惡霸。
- sweetheart
a kind, gentle, and likeable person