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be a ponce
英式英语非正式用语，含贬义，常指责男性举止女性化或过分讲究穿着。
He's such a ponce, always adjusting his tie in the mirror.
他真是个娘娘腔，总在镜子前调整领带。
娘娘腔的男人；过分讲究穿着的男人
ponces — plural of ponce
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娘娘腔的男人；过分讲究穿着的男人
a man regarded as effeminate or excessively fussy about his appearance
He's such a ponce, always adjusting his tie in the mirror.
他真是个娘娘腔，总在镜子前调整领带。
英式非正式用语，含贬义
男妓；靠妓女为生的人；为妓女拉客的人
n. a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses
My brother called me a ponce just because I spent an hour choosing a shirt.
我哥哥只因为我花了一个小时挑衬衫，就说我娘娘腔。
He is a bit of a ponce and always carries a small mirror to check his hair.
他有点娘娘腔，总是随身带小镜子检查头发。
The new manager is a ponce who complains whenever his desk is not perfectly tidy.
新来的经理是个过分讲究的男人，桌子稍不整洁就会抱怨。
英式英语非正式用语，含贬义，常指责男性举止女性化或过分讲究穿着。
He's such a ponce, always adjusting his tie in the mirror.
他真是个娘娘腔，总在镜子前调整领带。
a bit of a 结构表示“有点”，用于非正式口语。
He looked a bit of a ponce in that velvet jacket.
他穿那件天鹅绒夹克，看起来有点娘娘腔。
该结构用于骂某人是娘娘腔，带有侮辱性。
Don't call me a ponce just because I like nice shoes.
别因为我喜欢好鞋就骂我是娘娘腔。
此义项指“靠妓女为生的人”，较粗俗，应避免在正式场合使用。
He was her ponce and controlled her money.
他是她的皮条客，控制着她的钱。
Not this
He is very ponce.
Use this
He is very poncy.
ponce 是名词，表示“娘娘腔的男人”，不能放在 be 动词后当形容词用；表达“很娘娘腔”应用形容词 poncy。
Not this
The cat ponced on the mouse.
Use this
The cat pounced on the mouse.
混淆了 ponce（名词，娘娘腔的男人）与 pounce（动词，猛扑）。原句要表达“猛扑”，应把 ponced 改为 pounced。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
十足的娘娘腔
He's a right ponce, always checking his hair in every reflection.
他是个十足的娘娘腔，老在每一处反光里照自己的头发。
有点娘娘腔的人
I don't mind him, but he's a bit of a ponce.
我不介意他，但他有点娘娘腔。
爱炫耀的娘娘腔
He turned up in a pink sports car—what a flash ponce!
他开了一辆粉色跑车来——真是个爱炫耀的娘娘腔！
（英式俚语）闲混；瞎折腾
Stop poncing about and get on with your work!
别再瞎折腾了，赶紧干你的活吧！
（英式俚语）占（某人）便宜；向（某人）蹭取
He's always poncing off his friends.
他总是爱占朋友的便宜。
Use ponces naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记法：ponce 可拆成 p + once（一次），想象一个男人穿花衬衫只穿一次（once）就嫌旧，举止娇气，像个男妓。
语域：informal 常见场景：非正式口语、贬损或玩笑式评论 该义项通常用于非正式口语，多带贬义或玩笑语气，形容男子举止女性化或过分讲究穿着；可能被视为冒犯。正式写作中通常避免使用。
Only spelling lookalikes are shown; none rhymes exactly with the provided /pɔns/. Nonce /nɒns/, sconce /skɒns/, and response /rɪˈspɒns/ rhyme with ponce in British English when it is said as /pɒns/, but not with the given /pɔns/. Once /wʌns/, pounce /paʊns/, and hence /hɛns/ are common lookalikes that sound clearly different.
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