1520s, in now-obsolete sense "crooked, gnarled, rough," from extended sense of crab (n.1) + -y (2). Meaning "disagreeable, sour, peevish" is attested from 1776, American English. Both senses were found earlier in crabbed.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Where are you, Little Crabby , you shrewd little thing?
哪兒去了? 我的小蟹!
來自漢英文學(xué) - 現(xiàn)代散文
2. I wish you a safe journey through the world, Little Crabby.
我對(duì)著眼前的世界說:小蟹,祝你一路順風(fēng), 一路順風(fēng).
來自漢英文學(xué) - 現(xiàn)代散文
3. " Do you mean Little Crabby? "
“ 你是說那小蟹 嗎 ?
來自漢英文學(xué) - 現(xiàn)代散文
4. My devotion to Crabby touched my companions.
我的真誠(chéng)感動(dòng)了我們這個(gè)團(tuán)體.
來自漢英文學(xué) - 現(xiàn)代散文
5. Half an hour later when I held up the bottle Crabby was, to my amazement, gone.