Booby

(noun.) small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both.

整理:莉莲

• Hould your tongue, Mick, you booby. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Go and get a glass of Malmsey and a cake for my Lady Jane, Horrocks, you great big booby, and don't stand stearing there like a fat pig. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Touch him upon money, and you touch no booby then. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• He cannot write a note without orthographical errors; he reads only a sporting paper; he was the booby of Stilbro' grammar school! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• How could I address myself to such a booby? 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Was such an absolute Booby necessary to the purpose? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.

录入:朱迪思