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

• 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。
• 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。
• '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。
• 'Pip, what a fool you are!'I said to myself. I realized how much happier I would always be with Biddy than with Estella.
  匹普，你真傻！我自言自语道，我体会到，永远和毕蒂在一起比和艾丝黛拉在一起要幸福得多。
• Evidently Biddy had taught Joe to write.
  一望而知，毕蒂已经教会了乔写字。
• One day my sister drew a T, and seemed to want it very much. I brought her toast, and tea, but Biddy knew immediately.
  一天，我姐姐画了一个T，好象特别想要它，我拿给她烤面包和茶，可是毕蒂马上明白了。
• 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。
• 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。