paddy

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n. 稻, 谷, 爱尔兰人, 警察 [法] 警察

发音

US /ˈpædi/
AU /ˈpædi/

词形变化

paddies 复数 more paddy 比较级 most paddy 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.

    稻田

    水田

    可数 不可数
  3. 1.

    A fit of temper; a tantrum.

    throw a paddy etc.

  4. 2.

    A white person.

    俚语 非裔美国英语
  5. 3.

    A labourer's assistant or workmate.

    非正式
  6. 4.

    A drill used in boring wells, with cutters that expand on pressure.

  7. 1.

    A snowy sheathbill.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.

    废旧

词汇关系

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词源

Borrowed from Malay padi (“paddy plant”). Doublet of palay.

来源:wiktionary