primming

英[prɪm] 美[prɪm]
  • adj.规规矩矩的；古板的；拘谨的；庄重的v.（使）一本正经；使整洁
primly primmer primmest primness primmed primmed primming prims

详细释义

Adjective:
  1. affectedly dainty or refined

  2. exaggeratedly proper;

    "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

Verb:
  1. assume a prim appearance;

    "They mince and prim"

  2. contract one's lips;

    "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"

  3. dress primly

双语例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. He is prim and precise in manner.
      他的态度一本正经而严谨。
    2. She's too prim to enjoy rude jokes!
      她太古板,不喜欢听粗野的笑话！
    3. You can't tell her that joke---she's much too prim and proper.
      你可别跟她讲那个笑话；她这个人古板正经得要命。
    4. Even Mr. Fleagle stopped two or three times to hold back a small prim smile.
      就连弗利格尔先生也停顿了两三次好抑制他那一丝拘谨的微笑。
    5. a prim little dress with a white collar
      带有白色衣领的十分端庄的连衣裙

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【邻近词汇】

prima prig primp primy primum Primio primin primly primiue primite Primuli Primbas
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