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a paddy
指水稻田。
The farmer works in the paddy all day.
农民整天在稻田里劳作。
稻田；水稻田
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
稻田；水稻田
a paddy field; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
The farmer works in the paddy all day.
农民整天在稻田里劳作。
粗糙或未脱壳的稻米,无论是在碾磨前还是作为待收获的作物
Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
发脾气；发怒
A fit of temper; a tantrum.
雪白的鞘嘴鸥
A snowy sheathbill.
对爱尔兰裔人士的贬称(种族歧视用语)
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
The farmer is flooding the paddy to prepare the field for rice seedlings.
农民正在给稻田灌水，为稻秧做准备。
We followed a narrow path that wound through the green paddies.
我们沿着一条狭窄的小路穿过绿油油的稻田。
He grows rice in a small paddy behind his house.
他在屋后的一小块稻田里种水稻。
指水稻田。
The farmer works in the paddy all day.
农民整天在稻田里劳作。
对爱尔兰人的贬称，使用时需注意语境。
He referred to the Irishman as 'a Paddy', which was offensive.
他把那个爱尔兰人叫作‘帕迪’，这是冒犯性的。
俚语，指警察，有时带贬义。
The paddies showed up and broke up the fight.
警察来了，制止了斗殴。
Not this
I ate paddy for lunch.
Use this
I ate rice for lunch.
Paddy 指未脱壳的稻谷或稻田，而不是作为食物的米饭。表示‘米饭’要用 rice。
Not this
He is a paddy.
Use this
He is an Irishman.
Paddy 是对爱尔兰人的贬义称呼，应改为中性的 Irishman。
稻田
The farmer works in the paddy field every day.
农民每天都在稻田里劳作。
稻谷
Paddy rice is harvested in the autumn.
稻谷在秋天收割。
水稻种植
Paddy cultivation requires a lot of water.
水稻种植需要大量的水。
稻农
The paddy farmer uses traditional methods.
这位稻农使用传统方法。
Use paddy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象稻田里拍地（paddy）种水稻，记住paddy是稻谷。
中性，主要用于农业、粮食生产场景，如讨论水稻种植或稻谷。
表示“稻谷”时通常不可数；表示“稻田/发脾气/鸟/贬称”时为可数名词，复数形式为 paddies。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.