be prissy about sth
表示对某事物过分挑剔或拘泥细节。
She is prissy about the way her desk is arranged.
她对桌子的摆放方式过分讲究。
过分拘谨的;一本正经的
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过分拘谨的;一本正经的
exaggeratedly proper
She is prissy about the way her desk is arranged.
她对桌子的摆放方式过分讲究。
过分讲究,容易厌恶
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
过分拘谨的,过分正经的
exaggeratedly proper
My friend is so prissy about how the food is arranged on the plate that she refused to eat it.
我的朋友对食物在盘子里的摆放方式过分讲究,以至于不肯吃。
He turned down the shirt because the tag irritated his neck, which seemed a bit prissy to me.
他拒绝穿那件衬衫,因为标签磨脖子,这在我看来有点大惊小怪。
Don't be so prissy about the rules; we can bend them a little for this special case.
别对规则那么谨小慎微,这个特殊情况我们可以稍微变通一下。
表示对某事物过分挑剔或拘泥细节。
She is prissy about the way her desk is arranged.
她对桌子的摆放方式过分讲究。
强调在行为过程中表现出过分谨慎。
He is prissy in choosing his words.
他选词时谨小慎微。
用于评价某人行为显得过分讲究或小题大做。
It is prissy of him to refuse to eat anything that isn't organic.
他拒绝吃任何非有机食品,真是大惊小怪。
Not this
He is a prissy.
Use this
He is prissy.
Prissy 是形容词,不能用作名词。正确用法是直接作表语,不加冠词 a。
Not this
She is prissy with her clothes.
Use this
She is prissy about her clothes.
Prissy 通常与介词 about 连用,表示‘对……过分讲究或大惊小怪’。使用 with 或 in 不符合习惯用法。
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常与介词 about 连用,表示对某事过分讲究或大惊小怪。
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