1520s, in now-obsolete sense "crooked, gnarled, rough," from extended sense of crab (n.1) + -y (2). Meaning "disagreeable, sour, peevish" is attested from 1776, American English. Both senses were found earlier in crabbed.
实用例句
1. Where are you, Little Crabby , you shrewd little thing?
哪儿去了? 我的小蟹!
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2. I wish you a safe journey through the world, Little Crabby.
我对着眼前的世界说:小蟹,祝你一路顺风, 一路顺风.
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3. " Do you mean Little Crabby? "
“ 你是说那小蟹 吗 ?
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4. My devotion to Crabby touched my companions.
我的真诚感动了我们这个团体.
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5. Half an hour later when I held up the bottle Crabby was, to my amazement, gone.
