1.〈儿〉妈;〈美〉黑人保姆
1.a word for mother used mainly in the southern U.S.
2.an offensive word sometimes used in the past for a black woman who took care of other people’s children, mainly in the southern U.S.
1.Mammy: I ain't aiming for you to go after Mr. Wilkes and eat like a field hand and gobble like a hog!
奶妈:我不准你去追威尔克斯先生,还有像农夫一样地大吃大喝,还叫得跟头猪似的!
2.Her manners had been imposed upon her by her mother's gentle admonitions and the sterner discipline of her mammy; her eyes were her own.
她的举止是由她母亲和嬷嬷的严厉管教强加给她的,但她的眼睛属于她自己。
3.It was pushed out now, and Scarlett knew that Mammy was seething over something of which she did not approve.
这张嘴现在正撅着,所以思嘉明白嬷嬷正在为什么不称心的事生气呢。
4.If she had to wait much longer, Mammy would certainly come in search of her and bully her into the house.
如果她还要等候很久,嬷嬷就一定会来寻找她,并把她赶回家去。
5.You've simply got to make it 18 and a half again, Mammy.
你一定要把它做十八尺半的尺寸,奶妈。
6.When the last "Amen" sounded, they all rose, somewhat stiffly, Mammy being hauled to her feet by the combined efforts of Teena and Rosa.
说过最后一声“阿门”,大家有点僵痛地站起身来,嬷嬷还是由丁娜和罗莎合力拉起来的。
7.Mammy: Now, Miss Scarlett, you come on and be good, and eat just a little, honey.
奶妈:现在好了,斯佳丽,你要乖一点,来吃点东西,宝贝!
8.Mammy: Now, Miss Scarlett, you come on and be good, and eat just a little.
奶妈:现在好了,斯佳丽小姐,你要乖一点,来吃点东西,宝贝!
9.Tears started from Mammy's eyes as she leaned down to pick up the buckets.
嬷嬷一面弯下腰去提那两桶水,一面伤心得流泪了。
10.The pull of understanding in the hospital, she begged sayin sayin nurse with her back to her child's papers and Bangkok nanny (mammy).
在医院的拉达认识飒护士,她恳求飒跟她回去曼谷的家当她家孩子的保姆(奶妈)。