英语词汇“primp”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Primp is a word that is best illustrated by girls getting ready for a ball––it means to groom yourself elaborately.

Primp is a word that was very popular in the 19th century. In "Little Women" and other novels by Louisa May Alcott, girls waste much time primping, when they ought to be grooming their character and thinking about their behavior instead.

WORD FAMILY

primp: primped, primping, primps

USAGE EXAMPLES

Despite the casual attire and her age, now believed to be 72, Gabor looked every bit the star and primped with abandon.

Los Angeles Times(Mar 11, 1990)

It referred to the covering on a lady’s dressing table and, over time, to the dressing room itself and the primping that went on there.

Washington Post(Nov 15, 2016)

If there’s a message to be had, it gets lost in the shuffle of parties, primping and mean-girl-style politics.

Los Angeles Times(Oct 13, 2016)

v dress or groom with elaborate care

Syn|Hyper

dress, plume, preen
dress, get dressed

put on clothes

attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up

put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

单词	primp
释义	primp (once / 41765 pages) v Primp is a word that is best illustrated by girls getting ready for a ball––it means to groom yourself elaborately. Primp is a word that was very popular in the 19th century. In "Little Women" and other novels by Louisa May Alcott, girls waste much time primping, when they ought to be grooming their character and thinking about their behavior instead. WORD FAMILY primp: primped, primping, primps USAGE EXAMPLES Despite the casual attire and her age, now believed to be 72, Gabor looked every bit the star and primped with abandon. Los Angeles Times(Mar 11, 1990) It referred to the covering on a lady’s dressing table and, over time, to the dressing room itself and the primping that went on there. Washington Post(Nov 15, 2016) If there’s a message to be had, it gets lost in the shuffle of parties, primping and mean-girl-style politics. Los Angeles Times(Oct 13, 2016) v dress or groom with elaborate care Syn\|Hyper dress, plume, preen dress, get dressed put on clothes attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
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