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单词 po-faced
释义
po-facedpo-faced /ˌpəʊ ˈfeɪst◂ $ ˌpoʊ-/ adjective British English informal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINpo-faced
Origin:
1900-2000 Perhaps from po ‘chamber pot’ (19-20 centuries), from French pot, influenced by poker-faced
Examples
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  • And if that sounds a bit po-faced, then you're missing the point.
  • And she added something po-faced about toleration and talent.
  • It was really slow and a bit po-faced for me.
  • Jenkins was at his most po-faced here.
  • Let's hope advertisers get the message and give us more laughs and less po-faced hype in future.
  • The writer's po-faced style occasionally irritates: do people really need reminding that cases of bubonic plague should be treated immediately?
  • Their smiles were like a knowing wink: sussed and street-wise without being in the least dour or po-faced.
having an unfriendly disapproving expression on your face SYN  stern
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