Word · Frequency #4617
Betty
贝蒂（女子名）
Betty (female given name)
- 1.
A baked dessert made with alternating layers of sweetened fruit and buttered bread crumbs.
一种烤制甜点,以加糖水果和黄油面包屑交替分层。
窃贼用于撬门的短棒；插手妇女家务或做女人事的男人（蔑称）；草包裹的梨形瓶子（用于从意大利运橄榄油）；一种烤制甜点,以加糖水果和黄油面包屑交替分层。；贝蒂(女子名)
In use
The thief used a betty to pry open the back door.
He was called a betty for spending too much time in the kitchen.
The Italian olive oil was stored in a betty wrapped in straw.
be called Betty
贝蒂是一个常见的女子名字。
She is called Betty.
她叫贝蒂。
use a betty to open sth
Betty在此指窃贼用来撬门的短棒。
The thief used a betty to open the door.
小偷用撬门短棒打开了门。
call a man a betty
这是对插手女人家务的男人的蔑称。
They called him a betty for helping with the housework.
他们因为他帮忙做家务而戏称他为贝蒂。
Connections
Collocations
- Aunt Betty
- 贝蒂阿姨
- I spent the weekend at Aunt Betty's house.我周末在贝蒂阿姨家度过。
- Betty Crocker
- 贝蒂·克罗克（食品品牌）
- Betty Crocker is a popular brand of baking mixes.贝蒂·克罗克是受欢迎的烘焙混合料品牌。
- Betty Boop
- 贝蒂娃娃（卡通形象）
- Betty Boop is a famous cartoon character from the 1930s.贝蒂娃娃是20世纪30年代著名的卡通角色。
- Black Betty
- 黑贝蒂（歌曲名）
- The song 'Black Betty' was popularized by the band Ram Jam.歌曲《黑贝蒂》由拉姆·贾姆乐队推广。
Pop culture & quotes
- Betty, one time I was riding on my skateboard.
- 贝蒂，有一次我正踩着滑板。The song 'Betty' by Taylor Swift tells a story from a teenage boy's perspective.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
贝蒂（Betty）是常见女子名，发音类似'贝蒂'，记住这个名字即可。其他含义如撬门短棒可通过联想'贝蒂'的'蒂'像短棒形状记忆。
Context & Register
作为人名时中性；作为窃贼用短棒时属黑话；作为蔑称时含贬义，多用于口语
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending "etty" and are pronounced with the same stressed vowel as "betty" (/ˈbɛti/). Be careful: although "betty" ends in "etty", words like "beauty" (/ˈbjuːti/) or "better" (/ˈbɛtər/) do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.