| 释义 |
choosychoos‧y, choosey /ˈtʃuːzi/ adjective informal   - I get offered a lot of work now, so I can be more choosy.
- She's very choosy about what airline she travels on.
- These days, the Marine Corps is very choosy about who joins.
- But it is a means to more power, which in turn enables you to be choosy about your scripts.
- Far from being choosy, female primates seemed to be initiators of much promiscuity.
- Others, however, are cutting back the number of films they make and are more choosy about what they finance.
- Salmon are choosy about the conditions they live in.
- She wanted men to believe that she was choosy, not that she had never chosen.
- There is not normally any corresponding selection on males to be choosy about who they mate with.
- To do him justice he's not choosy.
- Truly promiscuous opportunists would not be too choosy, one would think.
when you are very careful about choosing things► choosy informal someone who is choosy chooses things carefully and only wants the things they think are the best: · I get offered a lot of work now, so I can be more choosy.choosy about: · She's very choosy about what airline she travels on. ► fussy/picky informal someone who is fussy or picky is difficult to please because they only like a few things and will only accept exactly what they want: · Maybe I'm too picky, but all the guys I meet seem so boring.fussy/picky about: · She was always very fussy about her clothes.picky/fussy eater (=someone who will only eat the few things they like): · We're not really picky eaters, but we don't eat much fast food. ► be particular about to be very careful about choosing only the very best of something, or only exactly what you like, usually with the result that people think you are too careful about it: be particular about about: · He's very particular about the clothes he buys.be particular about what/where etc: · Monica is particular about what she eats - no meat, and only organic vegetables. ► selective someone who is selective chooses things very carefully because they want to choose the best, most suitable etc: · You've got to be very selective when choosing a roommate.selective about: · People are becoming more and more selective about the food they eat these days. ► shop around informal to look at or try several different possibilities before choosing the one which is the best, cheapest etc: · Never buy the first car you see. Always shop around.· Shop around a little bit before you choose a therapist.shop around for: · You should shop around for a better price. someone who is choosy will only accept things that they like a lot or they consider to be very goodchoosy about She’s very choosy about clothes. |