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paddy

noun
🔊/ˈpædi/
🔊/ˈpædi/
(plural paddies)
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  1. (also paddy field)
     a field in which rice is grown稻田；水田
    • a rice paddy水稻田
    Topics Farmingc2
  2. [usually singular] (British English, informal) a state of being angry or in a bad mood发火；发怒 synonym temper
    • The news put him in a bit of a paddy.这消息让他肝火上升。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originsense 1 early 17th cent.: from Malay pādī.sense 2 late 19th cent.: from Paddy, associated with obsolete paddywhack ‘Irishman (given to brawling)’.

Paddy

noun
🔊/ˈpædi/
🔊/ˈpædi/
(plural Paddies)
(informal)
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  1. an offensive word for a person from Ireland帕迪（对爱尔兰人的蔑称）
  2. a first name for boys, short for Patrick
    3. Word Originlate 18th cent.: pet form of the Irish given name Padraig.