pussyfoot

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈpʊs.iˌfʊt/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A teetotaller. dated
    — "We keep off that road like a pussyfoot keeps off whiskey. Get it out of your bean that we're exploring a deserted ruin."
动词 v.
  1. To move silently, stealthily, or furtively. intransitive
  2. To act timidly or cautiously. intransitive
    — — So are you going to practice what you’re preaching and stop pussyfooting around with Faye? — Hey, I’m 0 for 1 when it comes to practicing what I preach. These feet stay pussied for the time being.
  3. To use euphemistic language or circumlocution. intransitive
    — "Then you talk up! And plain! What's there to be so pussyfooting about?"

词形变化

pussyfoots present,singular,third-person pussyfooting participle,present pussyfooted participle,past pussyfooted past pussyfoots plural

词汇关系

衍生词
pussyfooter pussyfootism

词源

词源 1
From pussy (“feline”) + foot; because of the light and careful tread of cats.
词源 2
From pussy (“feline”) + foot; because of the light and careful tread of cats.
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