| 单词 | prim |
| 释义 | prim adjectiveprim ♦︎ demure ♦︎ prudishthese words all describe sb who behaves in a careful way and is easily shocked by anything connected with sex.这些词均表示循规蹈矩的、古板守旧的、性观念保守的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a prim / demure look◆very / rather prim / prudish■ prim (especially written, disapproving) always behaving in a careful, formal way and easily shocked by anything that is rude一本正经的；循规蹈矩的；古板的◆he had rather prim ideas about what things were suitable for the children.关于什么东西适合孩子，他的想法相当古板。◆you can't tell her that joke－she's much too prim and proper.你可别跟她讲那个笑话 － 她这个人古板正经得要命。▸ primly adverb◆'you're not supposed to say that,' she said primly.“你不该讲那样的话。”她一本正经地说。■ demure /dɪmjʊə(r); name dɪmjʊr/ (especially written) (of a woman or girl) behaving in a way that does not attract attention to herself or her body; quiet and serious; suggesting that a woman or girl is like this（女子）娴静的，端庄的◆a demure young woman娴静的年轻女子◆she wore the demure dresses approved of by her father.她穿的都是经父亲同意的庄重连衣裙。▸ demurely adverb◆she sat with her eyes demurely downwards.她坐在那儿，娴静地垂下双眸。■ prudish /pruːdɪʃ/ (disapproving) easily shocked by things connected with sex（对性问题）大惊小怪的，迂腐守旧的◆she can be quite prudish.她在性问题上相当传统守旧。◆he grew up in the prudish moral climate of the late nineteenth century.他在 19 世纪末期迂腐伪善的道德环境中长大。prim (especially written, disapproving) always behaving in a careful, formal way and easily shocked by anything that is rude一本正经的；循规蹈矩的；古板的◆he had rather prim ideas about what things were suitable for the children.关于什么东西适合孩子，他的想法相当古板。◆you can't tell her that joke－she's much too prim and proper.你可别跟她讲那个笑话 － 她这个人古板正经得要命。▸ primly adverb◆'you're not supposed to say that,' she said primly.“你不该讲那样的话。”她一本正经地说。prim/prɪm ||; prɪm/adj (used about a person) always behaving in a careful or formal way and easily shocked by anything that is rude （指人）一本正经的，拘谨的，古板的 ➔primly adv prim /prɪm; prɪm/adjalways behaving very correctly, and easily shocked by anything rude 循规蹈矩的，拘谨的，古板的:◇prim and proper janet's much too prim and proper to laugh at a joke like that. 珍妮特太古板了，不会对那种笑话发笑的。 |
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