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effeminate

/ɪˈfemənət/ /ɪˈfemɪnət/

Meanings
noun

娘娘腔，男人婆

An effeminate person.

Examples :

"The effeminate was the subject of much teasing in school. "
那个娘娘腔在学校里没少受嘲笑。
person character style sex body appearance

Related Words

Illustration encouraging

encouraging verb

/ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ /ɪnˈkɝɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

鼓励，激励，鼓舞。

"I encouraged him during his race."

比赛期间，我一直在给他加油鼓劲。

Illustration considered

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

考虑， 细想

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

考虑到我们已经举办了三场大型活动，而今年才刚刚开始呢。

Illustration practice

practice noun

/ˈpɹæktɪs/

练习，操练

"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."

他需要反复练习台词，才能在表演时发挥出色。

Illustration delicate

delicate noun

/ˈdɛlɪkət/

精致内衣，贴身内衣。

"She carefully handled the delicate, lace-trimmed lingerie. "

她小心翼翼地捧着那些精致的，带着蕾丝边的贴身内衣。

Illustration criticized

criticized verb

/ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzd/ /ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzd/

批评，指责。

"The teacher criticized my essay because it had too many spelling mistakes. "

老师批评了我的文章，因为里面有太多拼写错误。

Illustration affectionate

affectionate adjective

/əˈfɛkʃənət/ /əˈfɛkʃəneɪt/

深情的，亲爱的，温柔的

"She eulogised her always warm and affectionate brother."

她热情地赞扬了她那位总是充满爱意、温柔体贴的哥哥。

Illustration movements

movements noun

/ˈmuːv.mənts/

运动, 动作。

"I saw a movement in that grass on the hill."

我看到那个山坡上的草丛里有什么东西在动。

Illustration adopting

adopting verb

/əˈdɑptɪŋ/ /əˈdɒptɪŋ/

收养，领养

"The Smiths are adopting a baby girl from China. "

史密斯夫妇正在从中国领养一个女婴。

Illustration exhibiting

exhibiting verb

/ɪɡˈzɪbɪtɪŋ/ /ɛɡˈzɪbɪtɪŋ/

展览，展示

"He wanted to exhibit his baseball cards."

他想展览他的棒球卡片。

Illustration unmasculine

unmasculine adjective

/ˌʌnˈmæskjəlɪn/ /ˌʌnˈmæskjʊlɪn/

缺乏男子气概, 阴柔。

"He felt that wearing pink was considered unmasculine by some people in his office. "

他觉得在办公室里，有些人认为穿粉色显得缺乏男子气概。

Illustration mannerisms

mannerisms noun

/ˈmænərɪzəmz/

习惯性动作，个人习惯。

"My grandfather has a lot of quirky mannerisms, like tapping his foot rhythmically while he talks. "

我的爷爷有很多特别的个人习惯，比如说话的时候会很有节奏地敲着脚。

Illustration behaviour

behaviour noun

/bɪˈheɪvjə/ /bɪˈheɪvjɚ/

行为，举止.

"The teacher praised Sarah's good behaviour in class. "

老师表扬了萨拉在课堂上的良好表现。