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be saucy
描述主语具有莽撞或无礼的特质。
The child was saucy to his teacher.
那个孩子对老师很无礼。
俏皮的；冒失的；活泼的
saucier — comparative of saucy
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俏皮的；冒失的；活泼的
cheeky and boldly playful; lively and exuberant
The child was saucy to his teacher.
那个孩子对老师很无礼。
类似酱汁的；具有酱汁的稠度或质地的。
Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
俏皮而充满活力的
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
无礼或不敬的,常以有趣或逗乐的方式；俏皮的。
Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
冒失无礼的
improperly forward or bold
Her saucy remark made everyone at the table laugh.
她那句俏皮冒失的话让桌上的每个人都笑了。
The waitress gave us a saucy smile as she brought the bill.
女服务员递账单时，朝我们俏皮地笑了一下。
He looked quite saucy in his new leather jacket.
他穿上新皮夹克，显得相当俏皮潇洒。
描述主语具有莽撞或无礼的特质。
The child was saucy to his teacher.
那个孩子对老师很无礼。
修饰名词，表示漂亮或时髦的。
She wore a saucy hat to the party.
她戴了一顶时髦的帽子去派对。
短语，表示对某人开始无礼或放肆。
Don't get saucy with your elders.
别对长辈没礼貌。
Not this
He is a saucy.
Use this
He is saucy.
saucy 是形容词，不能直接用作名词。应使用形容词形式作表语。
Not this
The pasta needs more saucy.
Use this
The pasta needs more sauce.
saucy 是形容词，意为‘莽撞的’，不能表示‘酱汁’。表示‘酱汁’应用名词 sauce。
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俏皮话；略带冒犯的玩笑
She made a saucy remark about his new haircut.
她对他的新发型说了句俏皮话。
冒失而满不在乎的态度
The teenager answered with a saucy attitude.
那个少年以冒失的态度回答。
调皮的笑容
He gave her a saucy grin before walking away.
他走开前朝她调皮地一笑。
性感俏皮的服装（常指裙子）
She wore a saucy little number to the party.
她穿着一条性感俏皮的小裙子去参加聚会。
带点荤的笑话；开胃的玩笑
He told a saucy joke that made everyone laugh.
他讲了个带点荤的笑话，逗得大家哈哈大笑。
“得了吧，你真是个冒失鬼。”（出自莎士比亚《罗密欧与朱丽叶》）
He gave her a saucy grin and walked away.
他朝她俏皮地咧嘴一笑，然后走开了。
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记忆：saucy 由 sauce（酱汁）+ y 组成。调皮冒失的人就像辣酱一样，有点呛人却生动有趣。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、逗趣调侃、轻松的书面表达 saucy 表示“冒失、俏皮”时多用于非正式场合，常形容说话大胆、带点挑逗或开玩笑的语气，比较常见于日常对话、玩笑或轻松的文字中；正式文体里较少使用。
真正押韵的词是 bossy、glossy、mossy，它们都以 /-ɔsi/ 结尾。sassy（/ˈsæsi/）和 spicy（/ˈspaɪsi/）拼写相似，但元音不同，不押韵；sauce（/sɔs/）看起来像 saucy 的一部分，也以 /sɔ/ 开头，但没有末尾的 /i/。
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