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sod

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Soil, Gardening
sod1 /sɒd $ sɑːd/ noun  1 [countable] British English informal not politeSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLEINSULT a very offensive word for someone, especially a man, who you think is stupid or annoying 笨蛋,讨厌鬼〔尤指男人〕Get up, you lazy sod! 起来,你这个懒鬼!2 be a sod British English informal not politeDIFFICULT to be very difficult to do or deal with 难对付的,棘手的That door’s a sod to open. 那扇门难开死了。3 [countable usually singular] British English informal not politeSYMPATHIZE used to refer to a person 家伙The poor sod's wife left him. 那个可怜的家伙被老婆甩了。You lucky sod! 你这个幸运的家伙!4 not give/care a sod British English spoken not polite to not care at all about something 根本不在乎I don’t give a sod who it is! 我才不管是谁呢!5. [countable, uncountable]TASDLG a piece of earth or the layer of earth with grass and roots growing in it 草皮;草地
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sodSomehow I got distracted and forgot to fill up my truck with sod.
sod2 verb British English spoken not polite  1 sod it/that spoken not polite ANGRYused to rudely express anger or annoyance at something or someone 该死,真糟糕〔用于粗鲁地对某人或某事表示生气〕Sod it, I’ve missed the train. 见鬼,我误了火车。2 UNIMPORTANT[transitive only in imperative or infinitive] used to say rudely that something is not important 去他妈的〔用于粗鲁地表示某事并不重要〕Sod the job, I’m going home. 去他妈的工作,我要回家了。3. sod off spoken not polite LEAVE A PLACEan offensive way of telling someone to go away 走开,滚蛋〔冒犯性说法〕Origin sod (1400-1500) Middle Dutch Middle Low German sode
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sod1 /sɒd $ sɑːd/ noun
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Middle Dutch
 Origin: Middle Low German sode
1. [countable] British English informal not polite a very offensive word for someone, especially a man, who you think is stupid or annoying:
    Get up, you lazy sod!
2. be a sod British English informal not polite to be very difficult to do or deal with:
    That door’s a sod to open.
3. [countable usually singular] British English informal not polite used to refer to a person:
    The poor sod__s wife left him.
    You lucky sod!
4. not give/care a sod British English spoken not polite to not care at all about something:
    I don’t give a sod who it is!
5. [uncountable and countable] a piece of earth or the layer of earth with grass and roots growing in it

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sod2 verb British English spoken not polite
1. sod it/that used to rudely express anger or annoyance at something or someone:
    Sod it, I’ve missed the train.
2. [transitive only in imperative or infinitive] used to say rudely that something is not important:
    Sod the job, I’m going home.
3. sod off an offensive way of telling someone to go away


sodBrE /sɒd/ 🔊NAmE /sɑːd/ 🔊 noun(BrE, taboo, slang) used to refer to a person, especially a man, that you are annoyed with or think is unpleasant (指讨厌的人,尤指男人)讨厌鬼You stupid sod! 你这个讨厌的蠢货!🔊🔊(BrE, taboo, slang) used with an adjective to refer to a person, especially a man (与形容词连用,指人,尤指男人)家伙The poor old sod got the sack yesterday. 那位可怜的老兄昨天给解雇了。🔊🔊You lucky sod! 你小子好福气呀!🔊🔊 HELP You can use words like man, boy, devil or thing instead. 也可用 man、boy、devil 或 thing 等词代替。(BrE, taboo, slang) a thing that is difficult or causes problems 难办的事;惹麻烦的事It was a real sod of a job. 这活儿真是棘手。🔊🔊 [usually singular] (formal or literary) a layer of earth with grass growing on it; a piece of this that has been removed 长草的土层;(移植的)草皮under the sod (= in your grave) 入土
sodBrE /sɒd/ 🔊NAmE /sɑːd/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they sod BrE /sɒd/ 🔊 NAmE /sɑːd/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it sods BrE /sɒdz/ 🔊 NAmE /sɑːdz/ 🔊past simple sodded BrE /ˈsɒdɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsɑːdɪd/ 🔊past participle sodded BrE /ˈsɒdɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsɑːdɪd/ 🔊 -ing form sodding BrE /ˈsɒdɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsɑːdɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (BrE, taboo, slang) (only used in orders 仅用于命令) a swear word that many people find offensive, used when sb is annoyed about sth or to show that they do not care about sth (表示烦恼或不在乎)去他妈的Sod this car! It's always breaking down. 这辆车他妈的老出毛病。🔊🔊Oh, sod it! I'm not doing any more. 哼,去他妈的!我不干了。🔊🔊blow/sod that for a lark(BrE, slang) used by sb who does not want to do sth because it involves too much effort (因太费力而不想干时说)Sod that for a lark! I'm not doing any more tonight. 拉倒吧!我今晚再也不做了。🔊🔊 ˌsod ˈoff(BrE, taboo, slang) (usually used in orders 通常用于命令) to go away 滚;滚蛋Sod off, the pair of you! 你们俩,都给我滚!🔊🔊