fuss
[fʌs] noun
TOO MUCH OF A FEELING 过多的情感
ADVANCED [S or U]
■a show of anger, worry, lack of satisfaction or excitement, usually one which is greater than the situation deserves 紧张不安；大惊小怪；过分激动•She made such a fuss when Richard spilt a drop of wine on her blouse!理查将一滴酒溅在她的衬衫上，她好一阵大惊小怪。 •It's all a fuss about nothing.这完全是无谓的大惊小怪。 •I don't see what the fuss is about - he seems like a fairly ordinary looking guy to me.我看不出来为甚么那么激动——在我看来他不过是一个长相普通的家伙。 •We tried to arrange a ceremony with as little fuss as possible.我们试图安排一个尽可能低调的仪式。 make a fuss of/over sb
■to give someone a lot of attention and treat them well 对（某人）关怀备至；对（某人）体贴入微•She doesn't see her grandchildren very often so she makes a real fuss of them when she does.她不怎么经常见到孙子们，所以见到时往往对他们非常宠爱。
[fʌs] noun
ATTENTION 注意
uncountable
■attention given to small matters which are not important （对小事的）焦虑，操心•The article was entitled 'Making up with the minimum of fuss: a five-minute beauty routine that every busy woman should know'.这篇文章题目为“费心最少的化妆——每位忙碌女性都应该知道的五分钟日常美容程式”。
[fʌs] verb
GIVE ATTENTION TO 注意
intransitive
■to give too much attention to small matters which are not important, usually in a way which shows that you are worried and not relaxed （为小事）过于烦恼，过度焦虑；过于关注（细节）•Please, stop fussing - the food's cooking and there's nothing more to do until the guests arrive.别瞎忙活了——饭正做着，客人们来之前没甚么要做的了。 •It irritates me the way she's always fussing with her hair!她老是摆弄自己的头发，真让人受不了。
[fʌs] verb
MAKE NERVOUS/ANGRY 使烦扰／生气
transitive US
■to make someone nervous and angry by trying to get their attention when they are very busy 使烦恼；烦扰•Don't fuss me, honey, I've got a whole pile of work to do.别烦我，亲爱的，我有一大堆工作要做。
[fʌs] verb
Phrasal Verbs fuss over sb/sth
■to give someone or something too much attention because you want to show that you like them 过分宠爱；过分关注•She's always fussing over that son of hers as if he were a little boy.她总是过分宠爱那个儿子，就好像他还是个小孩子一样。 |