英语词汇“babbitt”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	babbitt
释义	bab·bitt I. noun also bab·bit \ˈbabə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ (-s) Usage: sometimes capitalized Etymology: babbitt (metal) 1. : babbitt metal 2. : a babbitt-metal lining for a bearing II. adjective also babbit Usage: sometimes capitalized : made of or relating to babbitt metal III. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to line or furnish with babbitt metal IV. noun also babbit (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: after George F. Babbitt, stereotype American businessman portrayed in the novel Babbitt (1922) by Sinclair Lewis died 1951 American novelist : a person (as a business or professional man) who conforms unthinkingly and complacently to prevailing middle-class standards of respectability, who makes a cult of material success, and who is contemptuous of or incapable of appreciating artistic or intellectual values < he was repelled by the prosperous and patronizing Babbitts > • bab·bitt·i·cal \(ˈ)ba\|bid.ə̇kəl\ adjective, usually capitalized • bab·bitty \ˈbabə̇d.ē\ adjective, usually capitalized
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