1. She prims her thin lips after every mouthful of tea. 她每喝完一口茶都让自己的薄嘴唇带出严肃的表情。
2. She was a prim ugly woman of forty-three, who wore glasses and had sparse hair. 这位太太年华四十三,其貌不扬,态度拘谨,鼻架眼镜,头发已稀疏。
3. He had a primly pointed jaw, a primly straight nose, and a prim manner of speaking that was so correct, so gentlemanly, that he seemed a comic antique. 他的下巴很尖,鼻子很秀直,说话语气一本正经地,如此准确,如此绅士,看起来就是个滑稽的古董。
英英解释
v.
1. assume a prim appearance
2. contract one's lips
3. dress primly adj.
1. affectedly dainty or refined
2. exaggeratedly proper