prissy

美 [ˈprɪsi]英 [ˈprɪsi]
  • adj.谨小慎微的;大惊小怪的;拘泥谨慎的

最高级: prissiest 比较级: prissier

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adj.

informal disapproving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.

prudish

prissy

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    ADJ-GRADED 大惊小怪的;一本正经的;谨小慎微的
    If you say that someone is prissy, 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。

adj

1
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
Synonym: dainty nice overnice squeamish
2
exaggeratedly proper
my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
Synonym: priggish prim prudish puritanical square-toed straitlaced strait-laced straightlaced straight-laced tight-laced victorian

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  1. If someone had started giving me prissy hand signals as I started to swear last week my rage attack would have got a lot uglier .

    如果我开始骂人时,就有人开始给我做谨小慎微的手势,那么我愤怒的攻击言语会糟糕得多。

  2. 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。

  3. I 'll tell prissy to get an extra plate .

    我去多弄一个盘子。

  4. 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。

  5. Prissy climbed in and took the baby in her arms .

    百里茜爬进来把婴儿抱在怀里。

  6. Not really , unless you were acting all prissy and demanding .

    也不见得,除非你当时又霸道又烦人

  7. PRISSY : Oh , Miss Scarlett , he 's dead !

    碧西:噢,思嘉小姐,马死了。

  8. She had a prissy way of talking .

    她说起话来总是一本正经的样子。

  9. Prissy rolled her eyes as she looked about her .

    百里茜转动着两只眼睛向四下里看了看。

  10. And sudden fright was in Prissy 's black face .

    百里茜黝黑的脸上突然一片惊慌。

  11. Now , the sight of so many buildings and people completed prissy 's demoralization .

    此刻,这么多的建筑物和人进一步把她迷惑住了。

  12. 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。

  13. Prissy put down the child and obeyed .

    百里茜放下韦德,照她的吩咐去做了。

  14. At school I was a prissy kid , too concerned with the way I looked to enjoy sport .

    在学校的时候我是一个拘谨的孩子,过分关注自己的形象以至于无法尽情享受体育的乐趣。

  15. Pork , you and prissy crawl under the house and get the pigs out .

    波克,你和百里茜钻到屋基底下把猪赶出来。

  16. In the name of Heaven , Pa , three thousand ! And you didn 't need to buy Prissy !

    爸爸,我的天,三千哪!再说,你也用不着买百里茜呀!

  17. 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。

  18. " The sow done bit prissy and got her penned up under the house . "

    “母猪咬了百里茜,俺把它关在房子下面了。”

  19. 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。

  20. PRISSY : I 'm packing , Miss Scarlett .

    碧西:收拾东西,思嘉小姐。

  21. She turned to Prissy and spoke with feverish urgency .

    她转向百利子,十分迫切地同她讲话。

  22. I 'll take prissy too .

    我想把百里茜也带去。

  23. PRISSY : I can 't take care of that baby and sick folks too . I 've only got two hands .

    碧西:我不能同时照顾病人和孩子,我只有两只手。

  24. 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。

  25. 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。

  26. Her voice sounded prissy and false .

    她说话的腔调显得拘谨而做作。

  27. " She warn 't dar ," said Prissy .

    “她不在,”百里茜说。

  28. Virtue , until its very recent revival , has sounded old-fashioned or even prissy to our modern ears .

    美德,直到最近的复兴运动之前,一直都显得老旧,甚至在当代人耳里变得拘谨又烦人。

  29. Pork , Mammy and prissy set up outcries at the idea of working in the fields .

    波克、嬷嬷和百里茜一想到要下大田干活,便大声嚷嚷起来。

  30. Mr Brown is an interesting man ; introspective and with perhaps a touch of prissy self-importance .

    布朗先生是一位有趣的人;他时而会反省自己,而且可能带有些许的自负。