picky about [noun/gerund]
She is very picky about her coffee.
她对咖啡非常挑剔。
挑剔的;过分讲究的
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挑剔的;过分讲究的
picky
She is very picky about her coffee.
她对咖啡非常挑剔。
挑剔的;讲究的;要求苛刻的
Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
对细节特别苛求
exacting especially about details
My brother is so picky about food that he only eats plain rice and boiled chicken.
我哥哥对食物非常挑剔,只吃白米饭和水煮鸡肉。
She is a picky shopper who checks every label before buying anything.
她是个挑剔的购物者,买任何东西前都要查看每一个标签。
If you are too picky about your hotel room, you may never find one you like.
如果你对酒店房间太挑剔,可能永远找不到一间满意的。
She is very picky about her coffee.
她对咖啡非常挑剔。
He is a picky eater who only likes pizza.
他是个挑食的人,只喜欢披萨。
Don't be too picky; it's a good deal.
别太挑剔了,这是个好交易。
My boss is always picky with the font size.
我的老板总是对字体大小很挑剔。
Not this
She picky about everything.
Use this
She is picky about everything.
中文母语者常漏掉系动词“be”,因为中文形容词可直接作谓语,而英语中形容词作表语时必须与系动词连用。
Not this
He is picky on what he eats.
Use this
He is picky about what he eats.
形容词“picky”后应接介词“about”表示“对……挑剔”,而非“on”。
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