prig
n.
一本正經的人；自命不凡者；道學先生；<俚>小偷
v.
偷
英語翻譯 Noun:
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a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
造句
用作名詞(n.)
- He had been railed against by them as a prig and a poseur.
他們責罵他是一個沾沾自喜、裝腔作勢的人。
- Charles thinks he\\\'s better than the rest of us, the self-righteous prig!
查爾斯認為他比我們大家都強，真是個自以為是的家伙！
- The transition from libertine to prig was so complete.
一個酒徒色鬼竟然搖身一變就成了道學先生。
- If one wishes to be a prig or a Puritan, one can flaunt one\\\'s moral views about them.
一個人要是愿意當道學先生或清教徒，當然可以炫耀自己的倫理觀點。
- She said, \\\"That Flora tries to take you on the prig again, you tell me-will you?\\\"
她說：“要是弗洛拉再帶你去偷東西，你就告訴我，知道么？”
常用短語
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He was no prig, but liked a laugh.
出自：P. H. Gibbs
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Isabel is such a prig that she values her chastity more than her brother.
出自：Guardian
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Perhaps I\\\'m a prig.., but it\\\'d be too much like taking a salary and not doing any work.
出自：C. Forbes
近義反義詞 【近義詞】
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snot
鼻水
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snoot
鼻子
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snob
勢利小人
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