| 单词 | common scold |
| 释义 | common scold (once / 179081 pages) n WORD FAMILY common scold: common scolds USAGE EXAMPLESDucking-stool, a stool or chair in which common scolds were formerly tied and plunged into water. Various, The New Gresham Encyclopedia—Volume...(2011) "Don't go at him like a common scold," Orr engagingly pleaded at one stage of the game. Saltus, Edgar, The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue...(2010) I have tried not to be a common scold and avoided being vicious when I could. Lawson, Thomas William, Frenzied Finance—Vol. 1: The Crime...(2010) n someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault Syn|Hypo|Hyper nag, nagger, scold, scolder harridan a scolding (even vicious) old woman disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
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