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be choosy about sth
用 about 引出挑剔或选择的对象，后接名词或名词短语。
She is very choosy about her clothes.
她对自己的衣服非常挑剔。
挑剔的；难以取悦的
choosiest — superlative of choosy
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挑剔的；难以取悦的
difficult to please
She is very choosy about her clothes.
她对自己的衣服非常挑剔。
选择时仔细考虑所选之物最符合自己的品味、愿望或要求的。
Taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements.
My cat is very choosy about what she eats.
我的猫对吃的东西非常挑剔。
He's choosier than I expected, so we tried several restaurants before he agreed.
他比我预想的更挑剔，所以我们试了好几家餐厅他才同意。
The company is choosy when hiring new staff, valuing experience over speed.
这家公司在招聘新员工时很挑剔，重视经验胜过速度。
用 about 引出挑剔或选择的对象，后接名词或名词短语。
She is very choosy about her clothes.
她对自己的衣服非常挑剔。
about 后也可接动名词短语，表示对做某事挑剔。
She is choosy about spending her money.
她在花钱方面很挑剔。
too…to… 表示“太……以至于不……”。
He is too choosy to eat at fast-food restaurants.
他太挑剔了，不会在快餐店吃饭。
Not this
I choosy about food.
Use this
I am choosy about food.
汉语形容词可以直接作谓语，但英语形容词必须与系动词 be 一起构成谓语，所以要在 choosy 前加上 am。
Not this
She is very choosy in food.
Use this
She is very choosy about food.
英语中表达“对……挑剔”要用固定搭配 be choosy about + 对象，介词 in 不能表示被挑剔的对象，因此把 in 改为 about。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对…很挑剔
She is very choosy about the food she eats.
她对吃的食物非常挑剔。
挑食的人
My son is a choosy eater and refuses vegetables.
我儿子是个挑食的人，拒绝吃蔬菜。
挑剔的顾客
The store has many choosy customers who demand high quality.
这家商店有很多挑剔的顾客，他们要求高质量。
挑剔的买家
As a choosy buyer, he checks every detail before purchasing.
作为一个挑剔的买家，他在购买前会检查每一个细节。
变得挑剔
As he grew older, he got choosy about his clothes.
随着年龄的增长，他对衣着变得挑剔。
挑剔的妈妈都选Jif。
This famous advertising slogan for Jif peanut butter uses "choosy" to mean careful about selecting the best.
这句Jif花生酱的著名广告语用choosy表示“认真挑选最好的”。
Use choosiest naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
choosy 听起来像 choose（选择），买东西时反复“选来选去”的人，就是挑剔的 choosy。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、购物、就餐等选择场合 choosy 多用于日常对话，表示在挑选时很挑剔、不容易满意；在正式书面语中较少使用。
True rhymes with choosy /ˈtʃuːzi/: boozy /ˈbuːzi/, oozy /ˈuːzi/, newsy /ˈnuːzi/. Despite different spellings, all end in the same stressed vowel + /zi/. Beware lookalikes: noisy /ˈnɔɪzi/, cheesy /ˈtʃiːzi/, and cozy /ˈkoʊzi/ end in /zi/ but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme.
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