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. 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. 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. 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 Seefussy Examples of fussinessfussiness 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. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not admit the existence of the alleged fussiness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But there seems to be an overall anxiety not to discourage in these regulations—a certain fussiness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is too much fussiness about bill boards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of fussiness These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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