| 词汇 | catty |
| 释义 | catty adjective uk /ˈkæt.i/ us /ˈkæt̬.i/ Catty words, especially speech, are unkind because they are intended to hurt someone: （尤指言词）尖刻的，刻薄的，恶毒的 She's always making catty remarks about her sister.她总是说她妹妹的坏话，用语尖酸刻薄。 Synonym bitchyinformal Unkind, cruel & unfeeling acerbic acerbically acerbity acidly anti-cruelty cruel cruelly cruelty cruelty to someone/something cutthroat meanness mental cruelty merciless mercilessly mordant trenchant trenchantly uncharitable uncharitably unchristian Related wordscattily cattiness catty | American Dictionarycatty adjective us/ˈkæt̬·i/ (of words, esp. speech) intended to hurt someone; unkind: catty remarks Examples of cattycatty One anonymous worker questioned the monthly rationing of sugar after being informed that only staff members could purchase a catty. Catty et al. (pp. 383-401) have conducted a systematic review of a large number of controlled trials of home treatment. All his catties were stolen. Their conversation, as is often the case on these occasions, was somewhat catty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That was a catty question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their opposites are the "bbk", who are equated with catty old witches. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are rare cases of fighting, but catty bickering is the major draw of the show. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She played a catty high school student who swaps bodies with a small-time criminal. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When the intent to annoy, hurt, or upset is shown subtly, behavior is considered "catty". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Catty has the power to travel back and forth through time ("chronokinesis"). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The only amusement comes in the catty remarks occasionally exchanged by the girls. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She went through a phase of being such a catty girl. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. While most critical response to this debut volume was positive, conservative critics were more guarded, or even catty. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The new market tael was 50 g or catty (500 g) to make it compatible with metric measures. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Currently, it is candareen or catty, namely. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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