flounce
flounce — 名詞
- flouncesingular
- flouncesplural
1. a full strip of gathered cloth fixed by one side near the bottom of a dress, ski
荷葉邊
裙擺或簾邊的寬裝飾布
a full strip of gathered cloth fixed by one side near the bottom of a dress, skirt, curtain, or similar item as decoration
The tailor added a white flounce to the girl's summer dress.
裁縫在那件女孩的夏季洋裝上加了一圈白色荷葉邊。
add a flounce to [clothing]
A soft lace flounce moved as Sofia climbed the garden steps.
Sofia 走上花園台階時，柔軟的蕾絲荷葉邊跟著晃動。
lace flounce on moving clothing
Grandma sewed a blue flounce along the crib skirt for Yuna.
奶奶替 Yuna 的嬰兒床裙邊縫上了一條藍色荷葉邊。
The curtain had a flounce that covered the rail above the window.
那幅窗簾有一層荷葉邊，把窗上方的軌道遮住了。
文法句型
add a flounce to [dress/skirt]
a flounce on a curtain
lace flounce
用法筆記
Usually countable in sewing and fashion descriptions. It names an added decorative strip, not the whole skirt, dress, or curtain.
2. a dramatic way of walking with swinging or bouncing steps, often used to show an
誇張走姿
故意甩步表態的走路樣子
a dramatic way of walking with swinging or bouncing steps, often used to show annoyance or to attract attention
With a loud flounce, Tara left the meeting before anyone replied.
Tara 帶著誇張走姿離開會議，沒等任何人回話。
with a flounce + leave
Ezra's flounce across the stage made the audience laugh at once.
Ezra 橫過舞台時那副誇張走姿，立刻把觀眾逗笑了。
After the argument, Maja crossed the hall with a flounce.
爭吵過後，Maja 帶著作態的步子穿過走廊。
The dancer ended the comic scene with one final flounce.
那名舞者用最後一次誇張甩步結束了這段喜劇表演。
文法句型
with a flounce
leave with a flounce
用法筆記
Usually singular and often appears after with in descriptions of dramatic exits or comic performances. It often suggests self-display as much as simple anger.
flounce — 動詞
- flouncepresent simple I / you / we / they
- flounceshe / she / it
- flouncedpast simple
- flouncing-ing form
1. to move in a big, showy way that makes people notice you, often because you are
氣沖沖走
用誇張步子走動來表達不滿
to move in a big, showy way that makes people notice you, often because you are upset and want others to see it
Anong flounced out of the shop when the clerk laughed.
店員一笑，Anong 就氣沖沖地走出店外。
flounce out of [place]
After the vote, Christopher flounced across the room and slammed the door.
投票後，Christopher 氣沖沖地穿過房間，還把門甩上。
The child flounced into the kitchen, upset about the broken toy.
那個孩子因為玩具壞了，氣沖沖地走進廚房。
Nkechi flounced past the front desk without saying goodbye.
Nkechi 氣沖沖地走過前台，連再見都沒說。
The actor flounced back on stage to demand a louder apology.
那名演員氣沖沖地走回舞台上，要求對方更大聲道歉。
文法句型
flounce out of [place]
flounce into [place]
flounce past [person]
用法筆記
Often followed by out, off, into, or past to show direction. It usually suggests that the person wants others to notice their mood, so it can sound humorous or slightly disapproving.