| 词汇 | pursing |
| 释义 | pursing present participle ofpurse purse verb[ T ] uk /pɜːs/ us /pɝːs/ to bring your lips tightly together so that they form a rounded shape, usually as an expression of disapproval: 撅（嘴） "I don't approve of that kind of language," she said, pursing her lips.“我不赞成那样子说话，”她撅着嘴说。 Grimacing and frowning bitchy resting face cloud curl death stare evil eye-roll eye-rolling glare grimace if looks could kill...idiom knit knit your brow/browsidiom look daggers at someoneidiom purse roll scowling scowlingly screw sneer witheringly Examples of pursingpursing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But the evidence does at least suggest that the more general thesis may be well worth pursing. The plastic sector is presently pursing what we call a 'second best' strategy. Pursing environmental justice with international human rights and states constitutions. In addition to the work we are pursing to reduce crime generally, we have funded several schemes specifically to tackle crime against the elderly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would prevent the agency from pursing any of its statutory functions independently. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are pursing diligence on the very people who he has said cannot pay. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we are serious about pursing the aims of preserving natural habitats and coping with climate change, we shall also have to adopt new, innovative approaches. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We are pursing that vigorously. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The consultation document will discuss whether a complainant would be better served by having a statutory right to an advocacy service in formulating and pursing their complaints. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Her way, for example, of pursing hairpins in her lips as she redid her hair bun! From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Instead of pursing one's lips, the younger person exhaling through his nose softly on the hand before drawing the hand to the younger person's forehead. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Instead, she expressed that she was more comfortable with acting rather than pursing a singing career professionally. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He passed wordlessly onto the next man, indicating who this should be by pursing his lips in his direction. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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