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bitches

UK //ˈbɪtʃɪz//US //ˈbɪtʃɪz//

词源

源自古英语 bicce(母狗),与古挪威语 bikkja(母狗)同源。作为侮辱性词汇的用法可追溯至15世纪。

noun

❶ 对女性的冒犯性称呼,指令人不快或讨厌的女性。使用时需注意这是粗俗用语,可能引发强烈反感。

“He called those women bitches behind their backs.”

(他在背后称那些女人为婊子。)

“The song lyrics contain offensive words like bitches.”

(歌词中含有婊子之类的冒犯性词汇。)

❶ 母狗的复数形式,指雌性犬科动物。这是该词的中性生物学用法。

“The kennel has three bitches and five male dogs.”

(犬舍里有三只母狗和五只公狗。)

“These two bitches just had puppies last month.”

(这两只母狗上个月刚生了小狗。)

同义词:female dogs, wenches, hussies

verb

❶ 抱怨或发牢骚,通常指持续不断地以令人不快的方式表达不满。

“He bitches about his job every single day.”

(他每天都在抱怨他的工作。)

“Stop bitching and start doing something productive.”

(别再抱怨了,做些有意义的事吧。)

同义词:complain, grumble, whine

常见短语

son of a bitch — 极其冒犯的骂人话,字面意思是'母狗的儿子',用来表达愤怒或侮辱。

“That son of a bitch stole my wallet!”

(那个狗娘养的偷了我的钱包!)

bitch about — 对某人或某事不停地抱怨,通常指毫无建设性的埋怨。

“She keeps bitching about her coworkers.”

(她不停地抱怨她的同事。)