英语单词:battleax

中文含义:

战斧,指一个非常严苛、固执、好管闲事的老女人(贬义用语)。

英语词性:

noun(名词)

美式发音:

/ˈbæt.əl.æks/

同义词:

termagant, shrew, nag, scold

易混淆单词:

battleaxe(战斧)、battle cry(战争的呐喊)

双语例句:

1. I never thought my mother-in-law was a battleax until she came to live with us.
(我从没觉得岳母是个难缠的老女人,直到她来和我们住在一起。)2. She’s an old battleax who always complains about everything.
(她是个古板固执的老女人,总是抱怨一切。)