bitch

noun

/bɪtʃ/

[countable] a female dog母狗
- a greyhound bitch母灵𤟥
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[countable] (slang, disapproving) an offensive way of referring to a woman, especially an unpleasant one泼妇；讨厌的女人
- You stupid little bitch!你这个愚蠢的小悍妇！
- She can be a real bitch.她撒起泼来可真不得了。
[singular] (slang) a thing that causes problems or difficulties棘手的事；难办的事
- Life's a bitch.人生真受罪。
[singular] bitch (about somebody/something) (informal) a complaint about somebody/something or a conversation in which you complain about them怨言；牢骚
- We've been having a bitch about our boss.我们一直对老板牢骚满腹。

verb

/bɪtʃ/

[intransitive] (informal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they bitch	/bɪtʃ/ /bɪtʃ/
he / she / it bitches	/ˈbɪtʃɪz/ /ˈbɪtʃɪz/
past simple bitched	/bɪtʃt/ /bɪtʃt/
past participle bitched	/bɪtʃt/ /bɪtʃt/
-ing form bitching	/ˈbɪtʃɪŋ/ /ˈbɪtʃɪŋ/

bitch (about somebody/something) to make unkind and critical remarks about somebody/something, especially when they are not there挖苦；（尤指背后）说坏话
- She isn’t the sort of person who bitches about others behind their back.她不是那种在背后说别人坏话的人。
词源Old English bicce, of Germanic origin.