battleaxe

noun

1. 悍妇；母老虎
   an aggressive and unpleasant older woman
2. （旧时的）战斧
   a heavy axe with a long handle, used in the past as a weapon

The spellings battleaxe, and in American English battle-ax are also used. 亦拼作battleaxe和battle-ax（美国英语）。


1. N-COUNT 悍妇；母老虎
   If you call a middle-aged or older woman a battle-axe, you mean she is very difficult and unpleasant because of her fierce and determined attitude.
   1. Grandma is something else — a battle-axe from the old country who hasn't smiled in decades.
      奶奶不太像奶奶——倒像是来自故乡的母老虎，她已经几十年没有露出过笑脸了。
2. 战斧
   A battle-axe is a large axe that was used as a weapon.

1. The woman with whom you quarreled is really an old battleaxe.
   同你吵架的那个女人真是个老悍妇。
2. Their headmistress was regarded as an old battleaxe.
   他们的女校长被认为是个老悍妇。