biddy

英 [ˈbɪdi]

美 [ˈbɪdi]

n. (尤指令人厌烦的)老太婆

复数：biddies　

BNC.18206 / COCA.32998

牛津词典

noun

N-COUNT 婆娘
If someone describes an old woman as an oldbiddy, they are saying in an unkind way that they think she is silly or unpleasant.
1. We're not just a lot of old biddies going on about jam.
  我们不只是一大群唠唠叨叨地谈论果酱的老太婆。

noun

I went softly towards it, meaning to peep over the flowers, when Joe and Biddy stood before me, arm in arm.
我轻手轻脚地向前走去，想从花朵的上方窥探一下房里的情况，一眼便见到乔和毕蒂正手臂挽着手臂地站在面前。
That's a pity!'said Biddy, shaking her head with a sorrowful air.
“太令人遗憾了！”毕蒂答道，同时带着伤心的样子摇摇头。
Evidently Biddy had taught Joe to write.
一望而知，毕蒂已经教会了乔写字。
I wish I could!'said Biddy.
“但愿我能！”毕蒂答道。
When my sister found that Biddy was very quick to understand her, this mysterious sign reappeared on the slate.
当我姐姐发现毕蒂很聪明，说不定能懂得她的意思后，便在石板上又画了那个神秘难解的符号。
Biddy's first triumph in her new office, was to solve a difficulty that had completely vanquished me.
毕蒂一来到她的新岗位，第一项成就便是解决了一个我怎么也不能解决的难题。
But dear Biddy, how smart you are!
亲爱的毕蒂，你多么漂亮啊！
I think you would always improve, biddy, under any circumstances.
毕蒂，我看你在任何环境中都会不断求长进的。
'How are you going to live, Biddy? If you want any money&'
你打算怎样生活，毕蒂？如果你需要钱的话
One Sunday I asked Biddy to come for a walk on the marshes.
一个星期天，我要求毕蒂到沼泽地去散步。