英语词汇“to clutch one's pearls”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Chiefly U.S. to clutch one's pearls and variants: to react with shock or dismay, esp. in response to something considered immoral, underhand, or vulgar. Frequently ironic or humorous.

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1990 F. Ajaye et al. In Living Color (transcribed from TV programme) 1st Ser. Episode 1 Clutch the pearls, what a sneaky thing to do!

1997 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 27 July (Features section) 1 In this age of celebrity chefs who seem barely older than the food they are serving, Thurber is a veteran at—clutch the pearls—age 41.

2008 N.Y. Times 8 Feb. b4/5 Durden, a native Newarker.., said when she tells people where she comes from, ‘they clutch their pearls.’

2013 Santa Fe New Mexican 2 June b1/2 Last month, when White House reporters clutched their pearls..upon learning the Obama administration..had secretly seized the phone records of the Associated Press.

2016 A. Zeisler We were Feminists Once v. 121 Cyrus's twerky-jerky sexual pantomimes..have been deemed..the work of a ‘feminist icon’, while Rihanna and Nicki Minaj, both known for equally risqué presentations, continue to have onlookers..clutchinɡ their pearls.

单词	to clutch one's pearls
释义	> as lemmas to clutch one's pearls Chiefly U.S. to clutch one's pearls and variants: to react with shock or dismay, esp. in response to something considered immoral, underhand, or vulgar. Frequently ironic or humorous. ΚΠ 1990 F. Ajaye et al. In Living Color (transcribed from TV programme) 1st Ser. Episode 1 Clutch the pearls, what a sneaky thing to do! 1997 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 27 July (Features section) 1 In this age of celebrity chefs who seem barely older than the food they are serving, Thurber is a veteran at—clutch the pearls—age 41. 2008 N.Y. Times 8 Feb. b4/5 Durden, a native Newarker.., said when she tells people where she comes from, ‘they clutch their pearls.’ 2013 Santa Fe New Mexican 2 June b1/2 Last month, when White House reporters clutched their pearls..upon learning the Obama administration..had secretly seized the phone records of the Associated Press. 2016 A. Zeisler We were Feminists Once v. 121 Cyrus's twerky-jerky sexual pantomimes..have been deemed..the work of a ‘feminist icon’, while Rihanna and Nicki Minaj, both known for equally risqué presentations, continue to have onlookers..clutchinɡ their pearls. extracted from clutchv.¹ < as lemmas
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