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dottier

/ˈdɒtiər/ /ˈdɒɾiər/

Meanings
adjective

有点疯癫, 老糊涂.

Mildly insane or eccentric; often, senile.

Examples :

"My nan has got dottier and dottier since passing the age of eighty."
我奶奶自从过了八十岁，就越来越有点疯癫，越来越老糊涂了。
mind age person

Related Words

Illustration seemed

seemed verb

/siːmd/

看起来，似乎，好像。

"He seems to be ill.   Her eyes seem blue.   It seems like it is going to rain later.   How did she seem to you?"

他看起来好像生病了。 她的眼睛看起来是蓝色的。 看起来好像晚点要下雨。 你觉得她怎么样？

Illustration needing

needing verb

/ˈniːdɪŋ/

需要，必需。

"Living things need water to survive."

生物的生存必需水。

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

拥有，具有。

"I have a house and a car."

我拥有一栋房子和一辆汽车。

Illustration grandma

grandma noun

/ˈɡɹænmɑː/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandma always makes the best cookies. "

我的奶奶总是做最好吃的饼干。

Illustration ladybug

ladybug noun

/ˈleɪ.di.bʌɡ/

瓢虫，金龟子

"A ladybug landed on the windowsill, its red shell dotted with black spots. "

一只瓢虫落在了窗台上，它红色的外壳上点缀着黑色的斑点。

Illustration unsteady

unsteady verb

/ʌnˈstɛdi/

使不稳，动摇.

"The strong gust of wind unsteadying him as he walked across the bridge. "

一阵强风吹来，使他走在桥上时身形不稳.

Illustration eighty

eighty numeral

[ˈ(ʔ)eɪ̯ɾi]

八十

"There were eighty students in the class. "

班里有八十个学生。

Illustration senile

senile noun

/ˈsiːnaɪl/ /ˈsinaɪl/

老年痴呆症患者，老糊涂。

"The senile in the retirement home needed extra help with daily tasks. "

养老院里的那些老年痴呆症患者需要额外的帮助来完成日常任务。

Illustration mildly

mildly adverb

/ˈmaɪldli/

稍微，略微。

"The teacher spoke mildly about the students' misbehavior. "

老师语气温和地谈论了学生们的不当行为。

Illustration eccentric

eccentric noun

/ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/ /ɛkˈsɛntɹɪk/

怪人，古怪的人

"The eccentric at the chess club always wore a top hat to every meeting. "

象棋俱乐部里那个古怪的人总是戴着一顶高顶礼帽来参加每次聚会。

Illustration passing

passing verb

/ˈpɑːsɪŋ/

经过，通过。

"The train is passing the station, changing location. "

火车正在经过车站，改变位置。

Illustration insane

insane adjective

/ɪnˈseɪn/

精神失常，疯狂的。

"The man's behavior at the meeting was insane; he kept shouting and talking about imaginary creatures. "

那个男人在会议上的行为简直是疯了；他不停地大喊大叫，还说个不停关于想象中的生物。