granny

名词 granny:

1. the mother of your father or mother
   同义词：grandma, grandmother, grannie, gran
2. an old woman
3. a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure
   同义词：granny knot

1. I can't believe, sometimes, that granny is dead. If I close my eyes I can just see her knitting away in that armchair as large as life, with her specs half-way down her nose.
   有时我真不相信祖母经去世。只要我闭上眼睛，就会看她活生生地坐在一把扶椅上，眼镜挂在鼻梁上，手里织着毛线衣。
2. My granny has always been good to me.
   我外婆总是对我很好。

granny 或 gran.nie

n.（名词）
【复数】 gran.nies
Informal A grandmother.
【非正式用语】 祖母，外祖母
Informal A fussy person.
【非正式用语】 婆婆妈妈的人，过分注重细节的人
Chiefly Southern U.S. See midwife
【多用于美国南部】 参见 midwife

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Short for grandmother
grandmother的简写
or grandam
或 grandam