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catty

/ˈkæti/

Meanings
adjective

尖酸刻薄，阴阳怪气.

(of a person or remark) With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy or upset, particularly among women.

Examples :

"Sarah's catty comments about her classmate's new haircut were clearly intended to make her feel bad. "
萨拉对她同学新发型的尖酸刻薄评论，显然是想让她难堪。
character attitude person human emotion language

Related Words

Illustration classmate

classmate noun

/ˈklɑːs.meɪt/

同学，同窗。

"My classmate Sarah and I are working on a science project together. "

我的同学莎拉和我正在一起做一个科学项目。

Illustration shopkeeper

shopkeeper noun

/ˈʃɒpˌkiːpər/ /ˈʃɑːpˌkiːpər/

店主，掌柜。

"The shopkeeper at the corner store sold fresh fruit to the children on their way home from school. "

街角小店的店主卖新鲜水果给放学回家的孩子们。

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

尤其，特别，格外。

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

这些餐前酒尤其令人兴奋。

Illustration hostility

hostility noun

/hɒˈstɪlɪti/ /hɑˈstɪlɪti/

敌意，恶意，敌对状态

"My resentment and anger towards you caused hostility and a division between us."

我对你的怨恨和愤怒造成了敌意，并在我们之间产生了隔阂。

Illustration resembling

resembling verb

/ɹɪˈzɛmblɪŋ/

类似，像。

"The twins resemble each other."

这对双胞胎长得很像。

Illustration haircut

haircut noun

/ˈhɛrkʌt/ /ˈherkʌt/

理发，剪发

"My son needed a haircut because his hair was getting too long. "

我儿子头发太长了，所以需要理发。

Illustration intended

intended verb

/ɪnˈtɛndɪd/

打算， 意图。

"He intends to go to university."

他打算去上大学。

Illustration characteristic

characteristic noun

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/

特点，特征。

"The characteristic smell of freshly baked bread always reminds me of my grandmother's kitchen. "

新鲜出炉的面包那种独特的香味总是让我想起我奶奶的厨房。

Illustration generally

generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

通常，普遍地

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

地球是圆的，这是普遍的认知。

Illustration comments

comments noun

/ˈkɒmɛnts/ /ˈkɑmɛnts/

评论，意见。

"I have no comment on that."

我对此无可奉告。

Illustration standardized

standardized verb

/ˈstændərdaɪzd/ /ˈstændərˌdaɪzd/

标准化，规范化。

"The company standardized its employee training procedures to ensure consistency across all departments. "

公司对其员工培训流程进行了标准化，以确保所有部门的一致性。

Illustration kilogram

kilogram noun

/ˈkɪləɡɹæm/

千克，公斤

"The apple weighed one kilogram. "

这个苹果重一公斤。