tweedy /ˈtwiːdi/ adjective tweedier; tweediest
tweedier; tweediest
Learner's definition of TWEEDY
[also more tweedy; most tweedy]
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: made of tweed or resembling tweed粗花呢制的；像粗花呢的 2
informal : wearing tweed clothing or tending to wear tweed clothing穿粗花呢衣服的；爱穿粗花呢衣服的 —
used to describe members of the British upper class, college professors, etc.用于形容英国上流社会成员、大学教授等 -
The new laws banning fox hunting caused outrage in tweedy circles.禁止猎杀狐狸的新法律引发了上层人士的愤慨。
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a tweedy English gentleman英国上层绅士
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a tweedy professor乡绅派头的教授