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

• On arrival at the forge he finds that Biddy has married Joe.
  可是当他真正回到熔炉的时候却发现比蒂已经嫁给了乔。
• 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。
• Biddy tried to explain the good news to my sister, but the poor woman could not under-stand.
  毕蒂设法告诉我姐姐这条好消息，但是，这个可怜的女人不能理解。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• I had something special to ask Biddy.
  我有些特殊的事情要问毕蒂。