| 单词 | flounce |
| 释义 | flounce1 /flaʊns/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] ANGRYto walk in a quick determined way without looking at people because you are angry 怒气冲冲地走 She flounced out of the room. 她愤怒地冲出房间。 →5 See picture of frill 褶边, flounce 荷叶边→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusflounce• The trendies of Carnaby Street flounced around in military uniforms, sporting flowers of peace where medals once had hung.• Miranda Panda, very pleased with herself, flounced back to her seat.• She flounces into the living room and holds open the door.• Most whites likely to sympathise with it flounced out of his National Party long ago.• She flounced past him, her arms full of table-coverings.• Then Bette flounced up and cleared her throat nervously.Related topics: Clothesldoce_110_bflounce2 noun 1 DCC[countable] a wide band of cloth with folds, which is stitched onto the edge of a skirt, dress, shirt, or curtain as a decoration 〔裙子、衬衫或窗帘上的〕荷叶边 The dress had red satin flounces at the bottom. 这件连衣裙的下摆是红色的缎子荷叶边。2 [singular]ANGRY a way of walking in a quick determined way without looking at people, because you are angry 气冲冲走路的样子 She walked off with a flounce. 她怒气冲冲地走掉了。Examples from the Corpusflounce• In the morning, she rose early and dressed in her plainest clothes, flounces and frills had no place in business.• One wore a tattered summer dress in pink spotted cotton with double flounces, the other a pinafore over a checked blouse.• Alas, the tempo tweaking didn't end with Mordkovitch's final flounce off the platform.• Her skirt lacked hoops or flounces.• When the lady is laid out, it is in a mob-cap and an embroidered headband, and neatly pressed flounces.• Holding my eye, Caduta parted the flounces of her shirt.• She wears a white childlike party frock, edged with lace, stiffened with gauze, decorated with flounces and bows.Origin flounce1 (1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian language flounce2 (1700-1800) frounce “fold, plait” ((14-19 centuries)) (influenced by → FLOUNCE1), from Old French fronceflounce1 verbflounce2 nounChinese in to a way walk Corpus without determined quick |
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