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dowie

/dou-ee, doh-ee/US // ˈdaʊ i, ˈdoʊ i //

窦文涛,窦娥,窦文治,窦文韬

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Scot. and North England.

    • : dull; melancholy; dismal.

Examples

  • And, a competent person being needed to take charge of the linen, "Dowie" would go to live under the same roof.

  • Robin's lonely little heart opened to her new nurse, who became in time her "Dowie."

  • The Duchess asked me to see you personally and make sure that you do not miss Dowie too much—that you are not lonely.

  • I have a quiet place in a remote part of Scotland where you can live with Dowie to take care of you.

  • He didn't say it in so many words, of course, but as Dowie listened it was exactly as if he said it in gentleman's language.