bandy

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ban·dy1 /ˈbændi/ adjective  1.HBHbandy legs curve out at the knees 两膝向外曲的，罗圈腿的 —bandy-legged /ˌbændi ˈleɡd◂, -ˈleɡɪd◂/ adjective

Examples from the Corpus

bandy• His two drivers are bandy, bleach-blond Dan Runte and tall, woolly haired Eric Meagher.• I had a boss-eye and buck-teeth and bandy legs ... but my mummy loved me.bandy2 (bandied, bandying, bandies) verb  1.bandy words (with somebody) old-fashionedARGUE to argue （与某人）争吵，吵嘴2 bandy something ↔ about/around phrasal verb DISCUSSto mention an idea, name, remark etc several times, especially in order to seem impressive 盛传 Many names have been bandied about in the press as the manager’s replacement. 报上传着许多人的名字，说是要接替经理的位置。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

bandy• For years people have bandied about the idea of supplementing the Pusch Ridge herd with sheep brought in from elsewhere.• A price of £10,000 has been bandied about.• Estimates ranging from ten thousand to thirty thousand were bandied about.• It is about 100m, though the figure of 200m is often bandied about.• Yet, as was suggested earlier in this section, new ideas were being bandied about.• We can not bandy words with Nature, or deal with her as we deal with persons.Origin bandy1 (1600-1700) Perhaps from bandy “hockey stick” ((17-19 centuries)), perhaps from French bandé, past participle of bander; → BANDY2 bandy2 (1500-1600) Probably from French bander “to join against others, throw or hit to each other”, from bande “flat strip”; → BAND1

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bandy

I

ban‧dy¹ /ˈbændi/ adjectivebandy legs curve out at the knees
—bandy-legged /ˌbændi ˈleɡd◂, -ˈleɡəd◂/ adjective

II

bandy² (past tense and past participle bandied, present participle bandying, third person singular bandies) verbbandy words (with somebody) old-fashioned to argue
     
bandy something ↔ about/around phrasal verb
  to mention an idea, name, remark etc several times, especially in order to seem impressive:
    Many names have been bandied about in the press as the manager’s replacement.