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someone's granny
常用所有格形式指代自己的奶奶或外婆。
My granny lives in the countryside.
我奶奶住在乡下。
祖母；外祖母
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
祖母；外祖母
the mother of your father or mother
My granny lives in the countryside.
我奶奶住在乡下。
祖母；外祖母
the mother of your father or mother
老妇人
an old woman
打错方向的平结,因此不牢固
a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure
My granny often bakes bread on Sunday mornings.
我奶奶经常在周日早上烤面包。
I visited my granny in the hospital yesterday.
我昨天去医院看望了我的奶奶。
Our granny used to tell us folk tales before bedtime.
我们的奶奶过去常在睡前给我们讲民间故事。
常用所有格形式指代自己的奶奶或外婆。
My granny lives in the countryside.
我奶奶住在乡下。
Granny bakes the best apple pies.
奶奶烤的苹果派最好吃。
常用来形容动作缓慢或保守。
He drives like a granny.
他开车慢得像老奶奶。
Not this
I saw a granny sitting on the bench.
Use this
I saw an old lady sitting on the bench.
Granny通常用于称呼或指代自己的祖母或熟人，不应用于泛指不认识的老妇人，应使用'old lady'或'elderly woman'。
Not this
I visited granny house.
Use this
I visited granny's house.
在表达'奶奶的家'时，需要使用所有格形式granny's，不能省略撇号。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
祖母套房（后院独立小屋）
They built a granny flat in the backyard for her.
他们在后院为她建了一个祖母套房。
青苹果（Granny Smith苹果）
I prefer Granny Smith apples for baking pies.
我喜欢用青苹果做苹果派。
老奶奶眼镜（圆形金属框眼镜）
She wore a pair of granny glasses that made her look scholarly.
她戴着一副老奶奶眼镜，看起来很博学。
看望奶奶
We visit granny every Sunday afternoon.
我们每个周日下午都去看望奶奶。
奶奶家
The kids love spending the summer at granny's house.
孩子们喜欢在奶奶家过夏天。
祖母房，独立居住单元
They built a granny flat in the backyard for her mother.
他们在后院建了一个祖母房给她母亲住。
容易松的结，平结错打
He tied his shoelaces with a granny knot, and they came undone quickly.
他用平结错打系鞋带，结果很快就松开了。
老花镜，复古圆形眼镜
She wore granny glasses to look more intellectual.
她戴着一副老花镜，想显得更有学识。
奶奶，你的牙齿好大啊！
In the fairy tale 'Little Red Riding Hood', the wolf disguised as Granny gives this reply when Little Red Riding Hood comments on his teeth.
在童话《小红帽》中，狼伪装成奶奶，在小红帽评论它的牙齿时这样回答。
Use granny naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
granny 发音类似'格兰尼'，可联想为一位名叫格兰尼的慈祥老奶奶。
非正式，常用于家庭或熟人之间的亲切称呼；指祖母或外祖母时带有温暖、亲昵的语气。
复数形式为 grannies。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.