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单词 pout
释义 pout
I. \ˈpau̇t, usu -au̇d.+V\ noun
(plural pout or pouts)
Etymology: probably from (assumed) Middle English poute, a fish with a large head, from Old English -pūte; akin to Middle English pouten to pout, Middle Dutch puut frog, Norwegian pute cushion, Sanskrit budbuda bubble; basic meaning: swelling
1. : bib 2
2. : bullhead 1b
3. : eelpout
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English pouten
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to show displeasure by thrusting out the lips or wearing a sullen expression
  < pouted and seemed about to cry >
 b. : sulk
  < the minority leader … held aloof, almost pouting, from the fight — New Republic >
2.
 a. : to swell out : protrude
  < his mouth … pouted in a way that suggested petulance and undisciplined sensuality — John Wain >
 b. : to jut out or become distended
  < on a cut surface the ends of the cords pout — J.P.Greenhill >
  < the paper pouted up in vigorous flame — Shea Murphy >
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to push out or swell out : protrude
  < pouted her lips for a kiss — Maurice Hewlett >
 b. : to fluff out or up
  < the falcon was … twice his size with pouted feathers — Theodora Keogh >
2. : to say with a pout
 < “My feet are killing me,” she poutedNew York Herald Tribune >
III. noun
(-s)
1. : a protrusion of the lips expressive of displeasure
2. pouts plural : a fit of pique
 < had the pouts >
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