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

• （尤指令人厌烦的）老太婆
  an old woman, especially an annoying one

柯林斯词典

• 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。

英英释义

noun

• young bird especially of domestic fowl
  Synonym:chick
• adult female chicken
  Synonym:hen

双语例句

• The biddy never made a sound as it was carried away.
  这些小鸡在被抓走时没有发出任何声音。
• Biddy looked at me for an instant, and went on with her sewing.'I was your first teacher though; wasn't I?'said she, as she sewed.
  毕蒂看了我一眼，继续做她的针线活。“可是过去我曾是你的第一个老师呢，是不是？”她一面缝一面说。
• 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。
• 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。
• Well then, understand once for all that I never shall or can be comfortable-or anything but miserable-there, Biddy!
  那就好了，那么干脆就告诉你个明白吧，我永远不会、也不可能舒适，我永远都只能不幸，毕蒂！
• When his strength returns he decides to ask Biddy to marry him.
  等他体力恢复了，他决定向比蒂求婚。
• Curious to know whether Biddy suspected him of having had a hand in that murderous attack of which my sister had never been able to give any account, I asked her why she did not like him.
  我很好奇为什么毕蒂不喜欢奥立克，也许是因为我姐姐被谋害这件事至今尚未水落石出，而毕蒂怀疑奥立克插手了此事，所以我就要把情况问清楚。
• But it makes no difference to you, you know,'said Biddy, calmly.
  “你要知道，这件事和你是无关的。”毕蒂用平静的语气说道。
• '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
• Evidently Biddy had taught Joe to write.
  一望而知，毕蒂已经教会了乔写字。