kittenish
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈkɪt.ən.ɪʃ]
- 美式音标 [ˈkɪt̬.ən.ɪʃ]
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基本解释
- adj.小猫似的；顽皮的；忸怩作态的
同根派生
英汉例句
- She was over forty,but still kittenish.
她已经年过四十了，但依然扭捏作态。 - "I think at that time, everybody is kittenish to the leader, dare not put forward crosscurrent.
“我当时就想，大家都对领导献媚，不敢提出反对意见。” - The little kitten, feasting her eyes on him, seemed ready at any moment to start her gambols again and display her kittenish nature.
小猫用眼睛紧紧地盯住他,随时都准备嬉戏一通,表露一下它那猫的本性。 - Madame Chiang, always stunning in her silk gowns, could be as coy and kittenish as a college coed, or as commanding and petty as a dormitory house mother.
穿绸旗袍的蒋夫人像小猫似地很迷人。她可以像一个男女同校的大学女生一样忸怩作态，也可以像看管女生宿舍的大妈一样威严和小心眼儿。 - Madame Chiang, always stunning in her silk gowns, could be as coy and kittenish as a college coed , or as commanding and petty as a dormitory house mother.
穿绸旗袍的蒋夫人像小猫似地很迷人。她可以像一个男女同校的大学女生一样忸怩作态，也可以像看管女生宿舍的大妈一样威严和小心眼儿。
英英字典
- used to describe a woman who behaves in a humorous, silly way, especially as a way of attracting sexual attention