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pursed

/pɜːrst/ /pɜːrsɪd/

Meanings
verb

抿，撅起

To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.

Examples :

"The teacher pursed her lips and frowned when she saw the messy handwriting on the homework assignment. "
老师看到作业上潦草的字迹，抿着嘴，皱起了眉头。
appearance body

Related Words

Illustration homework

homework noun

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

作业, 功课。

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

你必须先做完作业才能看电视。

Illustration pickpockets

pickpockets noun

/ˈpɪkˌpɑkɪts/ /ˈpɪkˌpɒkɪts/

扒手，小偷。

""Travelers in crowded cities should be careful of pickpockets who might steal their wallets." "

在拥挤的城市旅行时，游客要小心扒手，他们可能会偷走你的钱包。

Illustration belongings

belongings noun

/bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz/ /bəˈlɔŋɪŋz/

归属感， 归属， 认同感

"A need for belonging seems fundamental to humans."

对归属感的需要似乎是人类的基本需求。

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

小心地，谨慎地，细致地

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

他小心地听着母亲的担忧，为她的失望感到难过。(Tā xiǎoxīn de tīngzhe mǔqīn de dānyōu, wèi tā de shīwàng gǎndào nánguò.)

Illustration assignment

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

分配，委派，任务。

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

这个流程图展示了我们委员会的任务分配情况。

Illustration attention

attention noun

/əˈtɛn.ʃən/

注意力, 关注.

"Please direct your attention to the following words."

请大家把注意力集中到下面的文字上。

Illustration displeased

displeased verb

/dɪsˈpliːzd/

不悦，使不快。

"I felt displeased with the boy."

我对那个男孩感到有些不悦。

Illustration together

together adjective

/təˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/ /təˈɡɛðɚ/

有条理的, 井井有条的。

"The teacher's lesson plan was together, covering all the key concepts logically. "

老师的教案很有条理，逻辑清晰地涵盖了所有关键概念。

Illustration handwriting

handwriting verb

/ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/

手写，笔书

"My grandfather handwrote a letter to my grandmother every week. "

我爷爷每个星期都会手写一封信给奶奶。

Illustration protrude

protrude verb

/proʊˈtruːd/ /prəˈtruːd/

突出，伸出，隆起。

"The nail head began to protrude from the wall after the picture was taken down. "

照片取下来后，钉子的头部开始从墙上凸出来了。

Illustration babysitting

babysitting verb

/ˈbeɪbɪsɪtɪŋ/ /ˈbeɪbisɪtɪŋ/

照顾小孩，照看孩子

"My daughter is babysitting for the Morgans at number ten, who are going out on a date night."

我的女儿正在给十号的摩根一家看孩子，他们要出去约会。

Illustration contract

contract noun

/ˈkɒntɹækt/ /ˈkɑntɹækt/ /kənˈtɹækt/

合同，合约。

"Marriage is a contract."

婚姻也是一种契约，双方约定好共同生活的责任和义务。