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

• 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。
• I had something special to ask Biddy.
  我有些特殊的事情要问毕蒂。
• "Yet a gentleman should not be unjust neither," said biddy, turning away her head.
  “不过，做上等人也不应该瞎冤枉人。”毕蒂说完，便掉过头去。
• 'What do you mean, teach him?' asked Biddy.
  你什么意思，教他？毕蒂问。
• As Joe and Biddy became a little more cheerful, discussing my possible plans for the future, I became more miserable.
  当乔和毕蒂变得高兴一点儿时，开始讨论我未来可能的计划，我变得更悲惨了。
• Evidently Biddy had taught Joe to write.
  一望而知，毕蒂已经教会了乔写字。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。