ogre
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++o·gre /ˈəʊɡə $ ˈoʊɡər/ noun [countable] 1. RFa large imaginary person in children’s stories who eats people 〔童话中的〕吃人妖魔2 FRIGHTENEDCRUELsomeone who seems cruel and frightening 凶残可怕的人 Her father sounded like a real ogre. 她父亲的口气听上去像个十足的恶魔。
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ogre• You know, he is seen as an ogre.• The giant: An ogre, mean and ugly.• It will be seen again that the four ogres - anxiety, fear, guilt and anger - all play their parts.• Perhaps he was not just another male ogre, after all.• Perhaps it was here that ogres and giants used to lure their victims.• They heard screams, kicks, the sickening thud of a punch, and the ogre roaring Solper's name.• In fact, it was the ogre who owned the land that the king had just driven through.• The cat had to deal with the ogre.Origin ogre (1700-1800) French perhaps from Latin Orcus god of the deado·gre nounChineseSyllable
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ogre
o‧gre /ˈəʊɡə $ ˈoʊɡər/
noun [countable]
2. someone who seems cruel and frightening:
Her father sounded like a real ogre.
o‧gre /ˈəʊɡə $ ˈoʊɡər/
noun [countable] Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: perhaps from Latin Orcus god of the dead
1. a large imaginary person in children’s stories who eats peopleLanguage: French
Origin: perhaps from Latin Orcus god of the dead
2. someone who seems cruel and frightening: