单词 | unperspiring |
释义 | unperspiringadj. Not tending to perspire; not perspiring. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > excretion of sweat > [adjective] > sweating > not unsweating1693 unperspiring1774 1774 Covent-Garden Mag. Aug. 298/2 The brunettes, or those of a naturally thick and unperspiring skin, frequently become browner, as they advance in years. 1850 London Jrnl. Med. 2 1052 The skin was dry and unperspiring. 1937 Musical Q. 23 34 Bouquets of adjectives, thrown by the excited audience towards the unperspiring, unexhausted performer, fall unnoticed at its feet. 2007 New Yorker 30 Apr. 38/2 How can he not stare..at a young, confident, blue-eyed, unperspiring, womanizing guy? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1774 |
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