flounce

n. (衣裙上的)荷边装饰, 挣扎, 挣脱 vt. 饰以荷叶边 vi. 跳动, 突然离去, 挣扎

发音

其它 /flaʊns/
US /flaʊns/

词形变化

flounces 复数 flounced flounces 三单 flounces flouncing flouncing 现在分词 flounced 过去式 flounced 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.

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  2. 2.

    The act of flouncing; a dramatic departure.

  3. 3.

    A row of corrugations, skin folds, or spines, on the hemipenis of a snake.

v.
  1. 1.

    To move in a bouncy, exaggerated manner.

  2. 2.

    To depart in a dramatic, haughty way that draws attention to oneself.

    After failing to win the leadership election, he flounced dramatically.

  3. 3.

    To flounder; to make spastic motions.

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  4. 4.

    To decorate with a flounce.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

ruffle frill furbelow

上位词 2

gait adornment

下位词 3

goffer jabot peplum
动词

上位词 1

walk

相关短语

flounce post flounce posts

词源

Probably of North Germanic origin, from Norwegian flunsa (“hurry”), perhaps ultimately imitative. Or, perhaps formed on the pattern of pounce, bounce.

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