plural ladies
plural ladies
Learner's definition of LADY
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: a woman who behaves in a polite way淑女 2
: woman -
He bumped into some lady walking to the bus stop.他步行去公共汽车站时偶遇了某位女士。
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(chiefly US, informal) She's one feisty/sexy lady, I can tell you!我可以这么跟你说,她是个好争辩的/性感的女人!
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He helped a little old lady cross the street.他帮助一位小老太太过马路。
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used especially in polite speech or when speaking to a group of women尤用于礼貌用语或与女士们的对话 -
The lady behind the counter will take your order.柜台后面的那位女士会帮你点餐的。
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She told her little boy to say “thank you” to the nice lady for helping them.她叫小儿子对帮助了他们的那位好心的女士说“谢谢”。
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Would someone please get the/this lady a chair?请给这位女士拿把椅子来。
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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen!女士们、先生们,晚上好!
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Please step this way, ladies.请这边走,女士们。
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sometimes used informally in U.S. English when speaking to one woman在美国英语中用于与某位女士的对话,非正式用法 -
Hey, lady, you forgot your purse! [=(more commonly and politely) excuse me, ma'am, you forgot your purse]喂,女士,你忘了你的包!
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sometimes used informally before another noun有时用于另一名词前,非正式用法 ◊ The phrase young lady is used in informal speech as a form of address for a girl or young woman. An angry parent speaking to a daughter, for example, might address her as young lady.短语young lady用于非正式口语,以称呼女孩或年轻女子。例如,父母生气时把女儿称作young lady。
— see also bag lady, cleaning lady, dragon lady, lady luck at 1luck 3
: a woman of high social position贵妇 4
a informal : a man's girlfriend情人;女朋友 b chiefly British, old-fashioned : a man's wife夫人 5
Lady : a woman who is a member of the nobility(作为贵族成员的)夫人,小姐—
used as a title用作头衔
it ain't over until/till the fat lady sings
US, informal
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used to say that the final result of something (such as a sports contest) has not yet been decided and could still change用于指某事(如运动竞赛)的结局未定,还有变化的可能