单词 | fussy |
释义 | fuss·y /ˈfʌsi/ (comparative fussier, superlative fussiest) adjective 1 ARGUEvery concerned about small, usually unimportant details, and difficult to please 爱挑剔的;过于讲究的;难以取悦的fussy about Sue was fussy about her looks. 休对自己的外表很挑剔。 A lot of small children are fussy eaters (=they dislike many types of food). 许多小孩子挑食。 ‘Do you want to go out or just rent a movie?’ ‘I’m not fussy’ (=I don’t mind). “你想出去还是租影碟来看?”“随便。”2 SIMPLE/PLAIN#fussy clothes, objects, buildings etc are very detailed and decorated – used to show disapproval 过分琐碎的;装饰太多的〔含贬义〕 OPP plain, simple The furniture looked comfortable, nothing fussy or too elaborate. 这些家具看上去很舒服,没有过多装饰,也不过于繁复。3 CAREFULwith small, exact, and careful actions, sometimes showing nervousness 〔小动作〕紧张不安的 She patted her hair with small fussy movements. 她紧张不安地轻轻拍着自己的头发。 —fussily adverb —fussiness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusfussy• If you wear your own clothes, try to make them smart and not too fussy.• He's very fussy about his drinks being served in the right kind of glass.• I've become much more fussy about how I draw the characters.• Even those who attempt to split the difference are not too fussy about where the line is drawn.• a fussy baby• But from what I hear he was too fussy for his own good.• A bossy, fussy girl with only a few friends, she frustrated and alienated even the people who loved her most.• My grandmother was a notoriously fussy housekeeper.• Although he spent three years writing these songs, the album does not sound fussy or labored.• fussy wallpaperfuss·y adjectiveChineseSyllable usually Corpus small, about unimportant very details, concerned |
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