bandy
bandy1
(bandier, bandiest)
bandy2
(-ies, -ied)
bandy words
(bandier, bandiest)
- (of a person's legs) curved outwards so that the knees are wide apart
（人腿）向外弯的
■(常作 bandy-legged)having legs that are curved in such a way
罗圈腿的
- late 17th cent.: perhaps from obsolete bandy 'curved stick used in hockey'
bandy2
(-ies, -ied)
- [with obj.](一般作 be bandied about/around)pass on or discuss (an idea or rumour) in a casual or uninformed way
随便散布（看法，谣言）
£40,000 is the figure that has been bandied about.
传说的数目是四万英镑。
bandy words
- argue pointlessly or rudely
无理取闹，斗嘴
I'm not going to bandy words with you.
我可不准备跟你斗嘴。
- late 16th cent. (in the sense 'pass (a ball) to and fro'): perhaps from French bander 'take sides at tennis', from bande 'band, crowd' (see band)
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