Skip to main content

miff

/mif/US // mɪf //UK // (mɪf) informal //

米夫,密夫,宓妃

Related Words

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : petulant displeasure; ill humor.
    • : a petty quarrel.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to give minor offense to; offend.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • All the tufts were down flat, and he stood motionless while Mrs Miff retreated.

  • Mrs Miff fled in deadly silence to her own bedroom, where she locked and bolted herself in.

  • “Mrs Miff seems to have forgotten us this morning, Dumps,” I remarked, pulling out my watch.

  • Mr Sownds the beadle is more liberal than Mrs Miff—but then he is not a pew-opener.

  • A vinegary face has Mrs Miff, and a mortified bonnet, and eke a thirsty soul for sixpences and shillings.