查词 - fuss

fuss

fʌs noun

1 anxious behaviour or activity that is usually about unimportant things 〔通常指对小事的〕紧张不安; 大惊小怪，小题大做

James said he’d better be getting back or there’d be a fuss .

詹姆斯说他最好回来，否则就会有人小题大做了。

The Steamatic enables you to clean any carpet with the minimum of fuss .

蒸汽清洁器可以让你轻轻松松地清洁地毯。

2 attention or excitement that is usually unnecessary or unwelcome 无谓的关注（激动）

They wanted a quiet wedding without any fuss.

他们想安安静静地举行婚礼，不大事铺张。

Until I heard her sing I couldn’t see what all the fuss was about (=why people liked it so much) .

直到听了她的演唱，我才明白为什么会这么轰动。

3

make a fuss/kick up a fuss (about sth)

to complain or become angry about something, especially when this is not necessary （因某事）大吵大闹;（因某事）大惊小怪

Josie kicked up a fuss because the soup was too salty.

乔西因为汤太咸而大吵大闹了一番。

I don’t know why you’re making such a fuss about it.

我搞不懂你为什么对此大惊小怪。

4

make a fuss of sb/sth make a fuss over sb/sth

; make a fuss over sb/sth AmE [美] to pay a lot of attention to someone or something, to show that you are pleased with them or like them 对某人/某事物关爱备至 BrE AmE

Make a fuss of your dog when he behaves properly.

狗儿守规矩的时候就要宠宠它。

verb

5 to worry a lot about things that may not be very important 〔为小事〕烦恼

I wish you’d stop fussing – I’ll be perfectly all right.

我希望你别再瞎操心 — 我会很好的。

6 to pay too much attention to small unimportant details 过于讲究细节

[+ with/around/about ]

Paul was fussing with his clothes, trying to get his tie straight.

保罗在不厌其烦地整理衣服，试图把领带弄直。

7 to behave in an unhappy or angry way [美] 吵闹 AmE

The baby woke up and started to fuss.

宝宝醒后就开始吵闹了。

8 to pay a lot of attention or too much attention to someone or something, especially to show that you are pleased with them or like them 对某人/某事物过于体贴（关心）

His aunts fussed over him all the time.

他的姑母们对他一直宠爱有加。