dagger
/ˈdægə(r); `dæɡɚ/ n
1 short pointed two-edged knife used as a weapon 短剑; 匕首. =>illus at knife 见knife之插图.
2 printer's mark () used to refer the reader to a footnote, etc 剑号（即+ , 用以指示读者参看脚注的印刷符号）.
3 (idm 习语) at daggers drawn (with sb) very hostile (towards sb) （对某人）剑拔弩张
She's at daggers drawn with her colleagues. 她与同事们水火不相容.
He and his partner are at daggers drawn. 他和伙伴势不两立. look daggers at sb look very angrily at sb 对某人怒目而视
He looked daggers at me when I told him he was lazy. 我说他懒惰, 他就狠狠地瞪了我一眼. Cf 参看 cloak-and-dagger (cloak).