| 单词 | dicky |
| 释义 | dicky adjective UKinformaluk/ˈdɪk.i/us/ˈdɪk.i/weak,especiallyinhealth, andlikelytofailorsufferfromproblems: （尤指身体）虚弱的，病恹恹的Grandad's got a dickyheart.爷爷的心脏不太好。 General bodily disorders
Examplesofdickydicky As rhyming slang the expression has been in use since the late 19th century, but it arose as an elaboration ofdicky, which is far older. From theCambridge English Corpus They found the address of the local representative, rang him up, took a few details and never heard adicky-bird. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have not heard adicky-bird since then. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have not heard adickybird from it on this subject over the past 18 months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But they never heard adicky-bird from the guy who is there to look after the gas consumers' interests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, at present the fish farms are in adickyposition, so it may not be quite so necessary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have not heard adickybird about those proposals since. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If a business cannot stand a year's reduction in its trade, it must be already in a "dicky" state. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are aware that its finances are indickyorder. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The matter had been in all the national papers and every television channel in the south, yet we did not hear adickybird from the association. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have examples, and one in particular, which is typical, of a medium-sized firm whose balance sheet 18 months ago was in rather a "dicky" state. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has a serious heart condition, causing hisdickyticker to go into overdrive when he glimpses the women's underclothing. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As she agrees to this, he becomse overwhelmed and hisdickyticker (bad heart) sets in. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He hasdickylegs, his fielding has not been particularly brilliant, and his batting has been lamentably weak. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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