a [adjective] frump
frump前常用贬义形容词,如old, dowdy, boring等。
She called her mother a boring frump.
她称母亲是个无聊的邋遢女人。
邋遢而不吸引人的女孩或女人;邋遢女人;守旧者
a dull, unattractive, and unpleasant girl or woman
邋遢而不吸引人的女孩或女人
a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman
She always dresses like a frump, never caring about fashion.
她总是穿得像个邋遢女人,从不关心时尚。
用法提示:frump 作为名词,指穿着邋遢、不时尚的女性。
Don't be such a frump; come out and enjoy the party with us!
别这么守旧了,出来和我们一起享受派对吧!
用法提示:frump 作为名词,指行为守旧、不愿享乐的人。
The new manager dismissed the old frumps and brought in fresh ideas.
新经理辞退了那些老守旧者,带来了新想法。
用法提示:frump 的复数形式,指思想守旧、不愿改变的人。
frump前常用贬义形容词,如old, dowdy, boring等。
She called her mother a boring frump.
她称母亲是个无聊的邋遢女人。
常用于劝诫他人改变穿着或态度。
Don't be such a frump!
别这么邋遢守旧!
grammar · medium
易错句子She looks frump in that dress.
正确表达She looks frumpy in that dress.
“frump”是名词,意为“邋遢女人”,不能直接用作形容词描述外表;应使用形容词“frumpy”表示“邋遢的”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She frumps around the house.
正确表达She dresses frumpily around the house.
“frump”是名词,不是动词,不能用作谓语;表示“穿着邋遢”应用副词“frumpily”修饰动词“dress”,或使用“be a frump”结构。
frump是名词,指邋遢女人或守旧者;frumpish是形容词,形容衣着或外表邋遢过时。
同样为形容词,与frumpish同义,但更常用。frump是名词,指人。
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