单词 | pose |
释义 | pose 1. v. & n. --v   1. intr. assume a certain attitude of body, esp. when being photographed or being painted for a portrait.   2. intr. (foll. by as) set oneself up as or pretend to be (another person etc.) (posing as a celebrity).   3. intr. behave affectedly in order to impress others.   4. tr. put forward or present (a question etc.).   5. tr. place (an artist's model etc.) in a certain attitude or position. --n   1. an attitude of body or mind.   2. an attitude or pretence, esp. one assumed for effect (his generosity is a mere pose). Etymology: F poser (v.), pose (n.) f. LL pausare PAUSE: some senses by confusion with L ponere place (cf. COMPOSE) 2. v.tr. puzzle (a person) with a question or problem. Etymology: obs. appose f. OF aposer var. of oposer OPPOSE |
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