单词 | pussyfoot |
释义 | pussyfoot /poos"ee foot'/, v., n., pl. pussyfoots. v.i. 1. to go or move in a stealthy or cautious manner. 2. to act cautiously or timidly, as if afraid to commit oneself on a point at issue. n. 3. a person with a catlike, or soft and stealthy, tread. 4. Chiefly Brit. a teetotaler or prohibitionist. [1890-95, Amer.; PUSSY1 + FOOT] Syn. 2. hedge, dodge, sidestep, straddle. |
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