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

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。
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。
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,'I exclaimed, impatiently,'I am not at all happy as I am.
“毕蒂，”我很不耐烦地大声说道，“我现在根本就不快乐。
Biddy opened her eyes very wide. 'Oh?' she said.
毕蒂眼睛睁得很大，噢？
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。
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。
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。
'What do you mean, teach him?' asked Biddy.
你什么意思，教他？毕蒂问。