邻居们都叫她母老虎,因为她总爱对别人的生活指手画脚。

The neighbors call her a battle-axe because she's always bossing people around about their lives.

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The neighbors call her a battle-axe because she's always bossing people around about their lives.

battle-axe 是由 battle(战斗)和 axe(斧头)组成的复合词,字面意思是"战斧"。 在俚语中,battle-axe 常用来形容"凶悍霸道的女人",带有贬义色彩,类似于中文里的"母老虎"这个称呼。

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