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palsy-walsy

/pal-zee-wal-zee/US // ˈpæl ziˈwæl zi //UK // (ˈpælzɪˌwælzɪ) //

瘫痪--步履蹒跚

Related Words

affectionate亲切的,深情的,亲热的,亲切chummy木乃伊,美味的,木讷,美味close关闭,密切,结束,靠近fond喜爱,喜爱的,喜爱的人,喜欢intimate亲切,亲切的,亲近,亲近的neighborly邻居,睦邻友好,邻里,邻居的thick浓密的,浓厚的,浓重的,浓密buddy-buddy伙伴式的clubby俱乐部,俱乐部的,会所,俱乐部队confiding倾诉,吐露心声,倾诉的,吐露心声的lovey-dovey爱意满满,爱意浓浓,爱意绵绵,爱心pally搭配,搭配上,搭配使用,搭配上的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Slang.

    • : friendly or appearing to be friendly in a very intimate or hearty way: The police kept their eye on him because he was trying to get palsy-walsy with the security guard.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.very friendly
Synonyms
affectionate亲切的,深情的,亲热的,亲切buddy-buddy伙伴式的chummy木乃伊,美味的,木讷,美味close关闭,密切,结束,靠近clubby俱乐部,俱乐部的,会所,俱乐部队confiding倾诉,吐露心声,倾诉的,吐露心声的fond喜爱,喜爱的,喜爱的人,喜欢intimate亲切,亲切的,亲近,亲近的kissy-huggylovey-dovey爱意满满,爱意浓浓,爱意绵绵,爱心neighborly邻居,睦邻友好,邻里,邻居的pally搭配,搭配上,搭配使用,搭配上的thick浓密的,浓厚的,浓重的,浓密

Examples

  • Ross has cerebral palsy, and the Pathways to Careers initiative of SourceAmerica helped him get his position.

  • Belfort, not knowing they were time-release ludes, pops loads of them, and when they kick in, he enters “cerebral palsy” mode.

  • They unplugged their cellphones from overloaded outlets so a girl with cerebral palsy could recharge her wheelchair.

  • I'd been afflicted in June with Lyme's disease and Bell's palsy.

  • Is his ailment more serious—say, a heart attack or stroke or even Bell's palsy, which left his face looking contorted?

  • Nay, when I agree to do such things, may a righteous God palsy my right arm, and may the earth open and close in upon me forever.

  • Quin laid a quieting hand on her arm, which was shaking as if with the palsy.

  • He's jus like he had a stroke of palsy, hit's a wonder the mewel hedn't killed him stun dead.

  • At Todmorden a minister was struck with a violent fit of palsy immediately after preaching against the Methodists.

  • The poor man's hands shook as with the palsy, his step was unsteady, his eye dull and bloodshot.

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