adjective
1bandier, bandiest
- (of a person's legs) curved outwards so that the knees are wide apart（人腿）向外弯的。
1.1
- （常作bandy-legged）having legs that are curved in such a way罗圈腿的。
词源
late 17th cent.: perhaps from obsolete bandy 'curved stick used in hockey'.
-ies, -ied
with obj.（一般作be bandied about/around）pass on or discuss (an idea or rumour) in a casual or uninformed way随便散布（或讨论）（看法, 谣言）：£40,000 is the figure that has been bandied about.
传说的数目是四万英镑。
短语
bandy words
- argue pointlessly or rudely无理取闹, 斗嘴：
I'm not going to bandy words with you.
我可不准备跟你斗嘴。
词源
late 16th cent. （in the sense 'pass (a ball) to and fro'）： perhaps from French bander 'take sides at tennis'， from bande 'band， crowd' （see BAND2）.