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词汇 fussiness
释义 fussiness
noun[ U ]
 DISAPPROVINGuk /ˈfʌs.i.nəs/ us /ˈfʌs.i.nəs/

fussinessnoun[U] (TOO MUCH CARE)


the quality of being difficult to please or showing an unnecessary amount of care or worry about something that is not important: 过分挑剔;大惊小怪
The waiter was attentive to the point of fussiness.服务员周到地过分。
In her role as Juliet's nurse she swings wildly from comic impatience to maternal fussiness.
He is a Virgo, whose traits include fussiness, perfectionism and a tendency to worry.
He complained about their officiousness, their fussiness and their inability to let well alone.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Wanting everything to be right
anally
anally retentive
choosy
cover all the basesidiom
dot the i's and cross the t'sidiom
fuss
fussbudget
fussily
fusspot
fussy
pedant
pedantic
pedantically
pedantry
perfectionism
punctilious
punctiliously
punctiliousness
purism
purist

fussinessnoun[U] (TOO MUCH DETAIL)


the quality of having too much decoration and too many small details: 过分装饰,过于繁琐
I dislike the fussiness of the collar, with its decorative bows.我不喜欢这个带蝴蝶结、装饰过度的衣领。
It's incredible how so much lush detail can be included without a trace of fussiness.
The songs are sung with requisite nuance yet never descend into fussiness.
The fussiness of the decor gave the room a dated air.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Not attractive to look at
back end
be no oil paintingidiom
be not much to look atidiom
bleakly
bleakness
gracelessly
have a face like the back end of a busidiom
hideous
hideousness
homeliness
putridly
reptilian
scrappily
scrappy
stolid
unpretty
unshapely
unsightly
vulgarity
vulgarly

fussinessnoun[U] (OF BABY)


US
the quality in a baby of crying a lot and being difficult to calm: (婴儿)爱哭闹,烦躁
Keep an eye out for symptoms such as fussiness, unusual sleepiness, or difficulty feeding. 留意诸如烦躁、异常嗜睡或喂食困难等症状。
One of their biggest challenges has been Sylvia's unexpected fussiness, refusal to nap during the day and need to be held all the time.
When you introduce a new food watch for such reactions as rashes, diarrhea, vomiting, and fussiness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Feeling sad and unhappy
a long faceidiom
abjection
angsty
be cut upidiom
be down in the mouthidiom
be in a funkidiom
dismayed
displeased
dissatisfied
distraught
distressed
lonely
lonesome
lovelorn
lovesick
wistful
wistfully
woe
woe is meidiom
woebegone

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fussy

Examples of fussiness


fussiness
Resistance included angry behaviors such as kicking, hitting, or biting the parent, and showing a continual fussiness or inability to be soothed by the parent.
One infant failed to complete the experiment due to fussiness and was excluded from all analyses.
The data from four additional infants were excluded due to fussiness.
Two infants were excluded because of fussiness and one infant never pointed.
Indications of anger, conflict, and fussiness were rarely seen in infants loading highly on this factor.
In several of these studies the infants showed signs of fussiness or flat affect or inactivity and were less responsive to the environment.
An additional 25 infants were excluded because of experimenter error (n=5), fussiness (n=12), or lack of pointing (n=8).
The data from two additional infants were excluded due to fussiness or parental interference.
For example, heritable fussiness in a child can evoke irritability from a caretaker.
These principles rest on more than the fussiness of judges.
The scale consists of 15 items rating the baby as above average, average, or below average on such behaviors as fussiness, alertness, soothability, activity, eating, and sleeping.
I loathe the fussiness and nannying attitude of some of those who would rule our lives.
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I do not admit the existence of the alleged fussiness.
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But there seems to be an overall anxiety not to discourage in these regulations—a certain fussiness.
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There is too much fussiness about bill boards.
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