| 釋義 |
scurvy /'skxvi; 'sksvi/ n [U] diseased state of the blood caused (esp among sailors in former times) by eating too much salt meat and not enough fresh vegetables and fruit. 壞血癥 (由食咸肉過多，食新鮮蔬菜及水果不足所致，從前患此癥者尤以水手居多) ＜, adj (81) dishonourable, contemptuous: (匝) 卑骯的; 可鄙的： That was a ~ trick to play on an old 'lady. 對一位老婦人施這樣的詭計(jì)是太卑鄙了。 scurv'ily /-ill; -all/ adv |