| [/ˈpɔtɪ; ˋpɑtɪ/] adj (-ier, -iest) (Brit infml) 用法:
1 (a) (of a person or his behaviour) foolish or mad （指人或其行为）傻气的, 疯癫的:
Surely you don't expect me to take your potty suggestions seriously? 你肯定不会指望我认真考虑你那些荒谬的建议吧? *
He seems to have gone/to be quite potty. 他好像疯疯癫癫的了. *
That noise is driving me potty! 那噪声要把我吵疯了!
(b) ~ about sb/sth extremely enthusiastic about sb/sth 对某人[某事物]著迷的:
She's potty about jazz. 她迷上了爵士音乐. 用法:
2 (derog 贬) small or unimportant 微小的; 不重要的:
A person with his ambition won't stay long in a potty little firm like this. 一个有雄心大志的人在这样一个不起眼的小公司里是待不长的. |