prissy
英 [ˈprɪsi]
美 [ˈprɪsi]
adj. 谨小慎微的; 大惊小怪的; 拘泥谨慎的
BNC.37177 / COCA.24749
牛津词典
adj.
- 谨小慎微的;大惊小怪的;拘泥谨慎的
too careful to always behave correctly and appearing easily shocked by rude behaviour, etc.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 大惊小怪的;一本正经的;谨小慎微的
If you say that someone isprissy, you are critical of them because they are very easily shocked by anything rude or bad.- I grew to dislike the people from my background — they were rather uptight and prissy.
我变得讨厌和我有着同样出身背景的人——他们太保守、太一本正经了。
- I grew to dislike the people from my background — they were rather uptight and prissy.
英英释义
adj
- excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
- too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
- so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
- exaggeratedly proper
- my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
双语例句
- Flats like these are really cute but with a sexy party dress, they are too prissy.
像这样的平底鞋是很可爱,但若要拿来配性感的晚宴服的话,就不够大方。 - I'll tell prissy to get an extra plate.
我去多弄一个盘子。 - Hey, prissy pants, don't wet yourself. I'm right here.
嗨,当心你的裤子,别弄湿了,我在这里。 - He yelled just as loudly when she held him as when Prissy did.
她抱着同百里茜抱着一样,他还是那么大声嚎哭。 - If she thought of these things, she'd begin to scream and bawl like prissy.
要是她还一心去想那些事情,她就会像百里茜那样嚎叫起来了。 - Get that foolish prissy to pack her little duds.
让那个傻女孩百里茜把她的小衣服收拾一下。 - She sat upright and gave Prissy a push to speed her feet.
她直着腰背坐起来,推了百里茜一把,叫她快跑。 - Prissy, looking up, saw her and her mouth opened to yell.
这时百里茜也抬头看见了她,她正要张嘴叫她。 - Prissy quickened her gait infinitesimally and Scarlett went back into the house.
百里茜这才稍稍加快了脚步,思嘉也回到屋里来。 - She did recall a few things and she spoke to prissy rapidly, authority in her voice.
只有几件事情她还记得,于是她用一种命令的语气急急对百利子吩咐着。