| 单词 | fussily |
| 例句 | Their old model black Mercedes was fussily maintained, the floor mats wavy from vacuuming, the leather seats shiny with polish. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When the house was swept out, smoothed, fussily arranged, and admired, they moved in. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Ready, Diddy?” asked Aunt Petunia, fussily checking the clasp of her handbag so as to avoid looking at Harry altogether. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The meal, served on square white plates, is fussily arranged, the portions microscopically small. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Doc pulled on his rubber boots and set his rain hat fussily. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But bonobos can’t swim, so he heads back to land, arms fussily over his head to keep them dry. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I busied myself with my tent, fussily made it into a little home. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The piece's appeal rests entirely in the idea of ephemera being so fussily copied. BAM's 'Travelers': postcards from the edge 2011-09-15T19:26:05Z "What it fatally lacks is a bruising sense of the personal - of life really lived, rather than fussily discussed. "At one point, She speaks of 'desert masquerading as a garden'. Morgan play attracts tepid reviews 2014-02-06T12:02:44Z And it’s the wrong time for sweating fussily over drinks. The secret to punching up your summer beverage game 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z She and the Dutchman meet over an awkward dinner at her house, separated by her parents and seated at opposite ends of the table, which is laid out slowly and fussily. Review: At Wagner’s Festival, a ‘Dutchman’ Never Sails 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z It’s a state-fair snack, not fussily elevated but enriched, with an ooze of house-made ranch and slab bacon slapped on top. Butterfunk Kitchen Is Driven by Soul Food and Built on Memories 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Ostensibly an unremarkable London bureaucrat, Mycroft is unmarried, slightly overweight, sedentary and rather fussily set in his ways, passing most of his evenings at the ultra-quiet Diogenes Club. Review | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar returns to his other passion: Sherlock Holmes 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z I was standing with a famously suave French publicist in the alleys of the Carlton hotel, desperately grovelling for tickets to the opening night Gatsby party, when a small entourage fussily hurried toward us. Trailer Trash Cannes 2013-05-18T23:04:12Z The story’s protagonist is named, a bit fussily, Elyria, in commemoration of “a town in Ohio that my mother had never visited,” but the novel, although consumingly pensive, is anything but fussy. A Novel of the “Post-Wounded Woman” 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Other fancy restaurants of the time were fussily French with cushy banquettes, but Johnson embraced a brash, unadorned rectangularity, with 20-foot ceilings and massive windows shaded only by curtains of rippling, undulating chains. The 25 Rooms That Influence the Way We Design 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z The climax is both chaotically messy and fussily neat, as the bullets fly a little too frequently and hit their targets with clean, hollow thumps of significance. Movie Review | 'Brooklyn?s Finest': When Troubled Cops Cross the Thin Blue Line 2010-03-04T22:53:00Z They look calculated, undeveloped and fussily brittle, even kitschy. Art in Review: Ali Banisadr: ‘Motherboard’ 2014-04-17T21:07:43Z In case you’re wondering, neither of them behaved fussily or self-importantly, but like two people who would be a lot happier if they could keep their private lives to themselves and their cats. Rebecca Hall and Morgan Spector: Together, Onstage and Off 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z That was gracefully if fussily played, certainly, and in Mr. Serkin’s hands, four centuries of harmony seemed to speak in one compositional voice. Peter Serkin’s Peoples’ Symphony Concert 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Plus, stored furniture doesn’t always fare well unless fussily packed and cared for — a job you fobbed off on your sister. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Family treasures in ‘storage’ actually went to the dump 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Earl’s home is an airless, tidily ordered sanctum of records and movies fussily cataloged on index cards. Review: Andrew Holleran should be a giant of queer literature. His new novel on aging proves it 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z That bit-by-bit effort has yielded songs that sound as effortless and indelible as their first record’s, albeit more fussily produced this time round. Haim: the soft-rock sisters on working hard to sound effortless 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z The walls above the bar are covered with commemorative plates, the sort of thing you sometimes see in fussily genteel American homes. From rust belt to mill towns: a tale of two voter revolts | Thomas Frank 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Most of the time they carry their fussily dressed passengers in their arms. Bruno Dumont goes unexpectedly light with wacko French comedy 'Slack Bay' 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z There is a fussily pedantic side to the project. ‘Mozart 225: The New Complete Edition’ Review: A Master in Full 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z The new-game industry is seasonally shifty and fussily dependent on the life cycle of systems and the quality of games, adding in unwelcome uncertainty for a public company facing increased shareholder demands for growth. GameStop, desperate for extra lives, seeks to sell old video games 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Navas was booked shortly after that, a little fussily, for taking his time over a goal kick, before Papastathopoulos provided the day’s second last-minute drama with an equaliser in the 90th minute. Costa Rica beat Greece on penalties to reach quarter-finals 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Their old black Mercedes was fussily maintained, the floor mats wavy from vacuuming, the leather seats shiny with polish. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: “Checking Out.” 2013-03-11T04:00:00Z “Come along, then,” said the middle-aged gentleman, a little fussily, she thought, and forthwith he hailed a passing hansom. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z "I expected you before," he added fussily, moving the light. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z You will see there," he continued, fussily selecting a letter from a pile on the table, and handing it to her, "what are the terms in which a gentleman seeks an alliance with a lady. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z "See!" she said fussily, "I have not got it!" Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z And, Miss Peacock fussily seconding his advice, Jos consented and went. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z We prate a good deal of “companionship with nature,” and go out fussily to seek it, with camera, bird-book, field-glasses, and expensive camping gear. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z The Chancellor fluttered to his feet, fussily threw open the door, and beckoned vacancy with his finger till he discovered Manasseh was not in the lobby. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z But this time, finding Louie's eyes on him, he had seemed to guard himself, to busy himself quite fussily with his papers, and a little to overdo his sudden affectation of indifference. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z "Come in, come in," the elder man said fussily. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z Neaera on arriving in New York found Masters's aunt fussily desirous to be useful to her, and yet very anxious at the thought that she was harboring a political runaway. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z He hastened to set a small screen, to rearrange fussily the handsome silver and linen on the daintily-set table, to slant the single fine rose in the vase at another angle. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z But the birds were twittering fussily in the bushes and amongst the ivy, and the garden was looking its best in the summer shower. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z Sir Wilton was seated at his massive desk, but rose fussily as she entered, and wheeled up a chair with almost excessive courtesy. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z He discussed the preparations fussily; he made decisions and redecisions on the household articles and heirlooms which should go to his daughter on her marriage; he even had his opinions on the bride’s dress. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z An angry girl, very fussily and expensively dressed, had started wildly down the car after Nan, and again she shrieked: “Stop thief!” Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z His companion was an elderly woman, dowdy, rather fussily impressed. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z The other two, wings spread, clucked fussily and avoided the rest. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Blake watched while the Englishman held the coat for the girl and rather fussily raised the collar about her neck and turned back the sleeves, which extended beyond the tips of her fingers. Into the Primitive "Oh, here you are," Sir George said fussily. Hard Pressed "You misunderstand, sir—you misunderstand!" said the General fussily, coming forward with his most imposing air. A Life Sentence A Novel The little girls settled themselves fussily, getting up frequently to crush their stiff starchy skirts into place. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted About her feet were a cluster of fluffy baby chicks, and the hen moved fussily around them. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z When the vessel began to toss so furiously, the elder man rose and paced fussily to and fro, rubbing his fingers through his iron-gray hair. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 To him then came a steward, fussily official. Finn The Wolfhound The final act of the performance was the presentation, rather fussily overseen by Philip's successor, of a mammoth bouquet of Spring blossoms, raised in the reclaimed dooryards of the Civic League. Kildares of Storm Frieda stooped, rummaged a minute, and then produced a dress of pink cotton, fussily trimmed with lace and ribbons. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted While the girls are fussily opening the robe, she manages to push her brother's gift behind the door. The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse Now then, my friends, now then," he said fussily as he shuffled into the room, "it is time that this respectable house should be shut up for the night. A Bride of the Plains "You must go on trying to improve your mind," said the pawnbroker fussily. Harding's luck The Sheriff was fussily preparing himself to escort the Prince to the castle when the horns blew announcing the arrival of the Lincolnshire bowmen. Robin Hood "Then some one else is the robber," declared the thrush fussily. Twinkle and Chubbins Their Astonishing Adventures in Nature-Fairyland Prue was mollified at once, and after stirring fussily about for several minutes gave her sister all she asked, and departed to the myriad small cares that made her happiness. Moods "I hope to goodness there's something to eat in the house," he added upon reflection, fussily. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius The M.C. climbed through the ropes and looked fussily about him. Malcolm Sage, Detective Westward the little three-car train chugged its way fussily across the brown prairie toward distant mountains which, in that clear atmosphere, loomed so deceptively near. Shoe-Bar Stratton The lady animal was very fussily dressed, with puffs and ruffles and laces all over her silk gown, and perched upon her head was a broad white hat with long ostrich plumes. Twinkle and Chubbins Their Astonishing Adventures in Nature-Fairyland "Now you've gone and put me out, little boy," said the old lady fussily. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers There goes my little clock, fussily counting the hour to tell me that I have written so long a time that I ought to be tired. The Light of Scarthey Look at those bits of paper littering the place,' he went on fussily. Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir Lionel was fussily kind to her and he didn't abuse Selina—he didn't tell her again how that lady's behaviour suited his book. A London Life and Other Tales As they neared the camp, running now at top speed, Conrad saw Koppy emerge fussily from his shack above the camp and come leaping down—too late, of course, to be of much service. The Return of Blue Pete Then do so at once," said Paul fussily, "do so at once. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers Away in the park some rooks cawed fussily over the choice of their night quarters. Queensland Cousins "But——" His nervousness was very evident as he still moved fussily about the desk. The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play Morico fussily preceded her into the house and placed a great clumsy home-made rocker at her disposal, into which she cast herself with every appearance of bodily distress. At Fault Harry Waters's grin of welcome seemed a thing apart from his freckled face as he took the bags away from the porter, his mother directing him fussily the while. Phyllis A Twin Scarcely had our first load of baggage been put upon the ground when he began to tramp fussily about at all times of day and night. A Woman who went to Alaska "Thank you," said the little man, and fussily removing a card-case from an inner pocket he added: "My card, please," and handed it to Mary Louise. Mary Louise in the Country For a moment, she worked fussily at the twisted wire leg of the tile that held the coffee pot. The Brentons Raymond fingered his envelope fussily: there was nothing left in it. On the Stairs She went into the house, and Captain Pharo, absorbed in lighting his pipe, and stepping about fussily and impatiently, had the misfortune to put a foot into two piles of eggs of contrasting qualities. Vesty of the Basins He came fussily to the side to superintend, gazing curiously at Annis, who was standing watching the operations. The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant Nearly the whole respectability of the town was either fussily marshalling processions or gazing down at them in comfort from the multitudinous open windows of the Square. Clayhanger The civil functionaries, in their scarves of office, hurried fussily about, but for once they were unheeded. No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee A uniformed spaceman watched us, fussily regarding a chronometer. The Door Through Space When the motor launch had landed them upon the slip, and puffed fussily away again, Hannaford steadied Mary's steps with a hand on her arm. The Guests Of Hercules The hens cackled fussily at the prospect of their deferred evening meal. The Forfeit “He’s not well,” said Janet to her mother, who was fussily awaiting them in the hall. Clayhanger For Mrs. Budge, in strangely genial mood, was fussily preparing more delectable invalid dishes than a dozen convalescing Susies or well Robins could possibly eat. Red-Robin Magpie-robins, Indian robins, redstarts and tailor-birds likewise capture their prey on the ground, but, instead of waiting patiently for it to come to them, they hop about fussily in quest of it. A Bird Calendar for Northern India "Yes, yes; in one moment," she answered fussily. Great Possessions To avoid causing such discomfort do not look worried or distracted while ministering to your patient's wants, and do not fussily "fly around" in straightening and setting the room to rights. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) While Odell-Carney was studiously adjusting his eyeglass for a final glare at an unoffending 'bus boy who almost dropped his tray of plates in consequence, Mr. Rodney fussily intervened and introduced the Medcrofts. The Husbands of Edith "No, no, it wouldn't be any fun for you," he answered fussily, "scrambling about these fields in the dark." The Judge "Well," he demanded, a little fussily for him, "what's the matter now?" Twelve Men A tug puffed fussily upstream, red and yellow markings on its grimy black. Simon Called Peter I don't know what is the matter with it," she said fussily, "but it doesn't suit me, and yet it looked so well in the hand. Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage He wore an air of elegant leisure, but was otherwise not fussily arrayed. Ma Pettengill The trio ate joyously, washing the fare down with big draughts of tea, rather fussily prepared by Neal, which might have "done credit to many a Boston woman's afternoon tea-table"—so young Garst said. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods "You and your fussily thunderous wings!" he said, half aloud. The Last Shot "Listen, Better-than-nothing," he said fussily, relighting his cigarette at every instant; there was always a litter where he stood, for he wasted dozens of matches, lighting one cigarette. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories "You will have to come around Wednesday," said Marshall, fussily. Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work Mr Duncalf was, fussily and deferentially, managing the machinery of the ball for the Countess. The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns The night watchman, fresh from bed, was moving fussily about the yard. The Price of Love Not until the second bell was about to cease ringing did Theresa Bilson—fussily consequential—reappear at The Hard. Deadham Hard Then he took me to dinner, deciding fussily that I should live with him in the lodge, and have my meals from his mother. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories There stood two women of that indefinite period between forty and sixty, very decently dressed and with some agitation visible in the way they fussily adjusted various parts of their attire. Red Saunders His Adventures West & East The animals seem to be getting accustomed to the steady, heavy plod and take the deep places less fussily. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I After the attorney's departure, Gilder had been rather fussily going over some of the papers on his desk. Within the Law Theresa began fussily, as the two maids left the room. Deadham Hard "You wait a minute," he would say fussily. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories If she had made the great sacrifice, at least she expected gratitude and recognition, Vida raged, while her conscious schoolroom mind fussily begged her to control this insanity. Main Street There was a confused impression of livery carriages and whips with white favors, people fussily wanting other people to get in before them, and then the church. Ann Veronica, a modern love story They could not sit down, because all Billina's chairs were roosting-poles made of silver; so they had to stand while the hen fussily showed them her treasures. The Emerald City of Oz "But I"—Theresa began fussily, her face crimson. Deadham Hard Thus, she had always stood out in the tawdrily or drearily or fussily dressed throngs, had been a pleasure to the eyes even of those who did not know why they were pleased. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise Miss Trevert," said Mr. Jeekes, clearing his throat fussily, "I fear we must look for the motive in the state of poor Mr. Parrish's nerves. The Yellow Streak I'm going to talk of indifferent themes," said Ramage, a little fussily, "until these interruptions of the service are over. Ann Veronica, a modern love story Is it forsooth nice to think that people haven't so much as a hand-stove, and that one has fussily to be sent over from home? Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books And indeed Cambridge, which had taken little notice of the Fountains during Stephen's lifetime, was even fussily kind after his death to his widow and child. Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume I Visibly impressed, the newcomer rather fussily superintended the unfolding and placing of the chair. The Leopard Woman "But you must; I want to see you," Mr. Kenby insisted, fussily getting to his feet. The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day The dining room was so heavily respectable, with its fussily formal arrangements—like Uncle, for it's big; like Aunt, for it's crotchety. The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day He offered no unnecessary assistance or advice, did not fussily loosen Arthur's necktie, or perform any of those small inappropriate offices which some would have deemed necessary under the circumstances. From One Generation to Another He was continually thrusting himself forward to whisper fussily to him, but the latter scarcely answered him, or muttered something irritably to get rid of him. The Possessed (The Devils) The little clock ticked fussily on the mantelpiece. The Adventures of Sally Then Hilda could hear her rattling fussily at the kitchen range. Hilda Lessways No flowers?" repeated the minister, a little fussily, "dear me, I will speak to my sister. Up the Hill and Over As I lingered, deeply disappointed, the elderly proprietor of the pension, who superintended the comfort of his guests, trotted fussily up to enquire the stranger's business in his dining-room. The Powers and Maxine Captain Lebyadkin, for it was he, ran fussily to and fro. The Possessed (The Devils) The night sky was full of starry shell-bursts, and a dozen of our searchlights fussily got busy. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement "Tut! tut!" said the Colonel fussily, getting himself out of his chair in an incredibly short time for so stout a gentleman. A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill The sprites were very active indeed—quite fussily energetic. A Prisoner in Fairyland This fellow was so fussily and busily directing the others, that he had no leisure to answer to his name until Death threatened to sunder him with his dart. The Visions of the Sleeping Bard She runs in fussily, full of her own importance, and swoops on Lesbia, who is much less disposed to spoil her than Mrs Bridgenorth is. Getting Married "To be born a Venetian GENTLEMAN, is to be born a great gentleman," said Mr. French, rather fussily. Aaron's Rod The vicar and his wife and daughter waited fussily for Maisie, an unpunctual damsel. The Fortunate Youth And as he stepped fussily back across the field his old man's voice cried sternly: —What is the matter? Ulysses He is a fussily energetic little man, who gives himself an air of gallantry by greasing the points of his moustaches and dressing very carefully. Overruled Even trying it there he would be nagged, and fussily asked why he didn't go out to the barn. Merton of the Movies I see them fussily crawling on the surface of the combs, curving their necks from side to side and taking stock of the cells. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography But there, there," he added fussily, "I must not continue to gossip like this. The Elusive Pimpernel How is it," she began, as usual in French, settling down briskly and fussily in the easy chair, "how is it Annette never got married? War and Peace "Please don't disturb yourself," he began fidgeting from place to place and fussily making Raskolnikov sit down. Crime and Punishment Three youngsters, ranging in age from seven to eleven months, were coaxed down from their straw couches by three excited owners and were convoyed fussily toward the ring. His Dog Drunk or sober, Casey was not the man to be stared down; nevertheless his fingers strayed involuntarily to his shirt collar and pulled fussily at the wrinkles. The Trail of the White Mule "There, there, there," the old man put in fussily. The Witch and other stories She had been ill for some weeks, but her mother, fussily incompetent at most times, was always at her best when sickness came, and she had nursed her daughter devotedly and successfully. The Bittermeads Mystery All day the troops of the governor were fussily busy, but none of the real leaders of the insurgents was taken. Bucky O'Connor There's an old saying you may have heard—'fussily decency averni'—which means it's an easy slide from the street faker's dry goods box to a desk in Wall Street. The Gentle Grafter "Well, by golly, the sooner we go the better," Slim declared fussily. The Flying U's Last Stand "You won't forget to telephone about this guest of yours?" he asked fussily. The Vanished Messenger A little girl in blue walked fussily up the aisle, hanging her head, biting her lips, and twisting the silver bangle on her red little wrist. The Garden Party and Other Stories On the other hand, if the government party crushed them he would show himself fussily active in behalf of Megales. Bucky O'Connor "Yes," said Markel, and ran his fingers fussily, comb fashion, through his whiskers. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale Here and there, perhaps, rare minds had a suspicion of that possibility, while they watched Old Europe stage-managing fussily by means of notes and conferences, the prophetic reproduction of its awaiting fate. Notes on Life and Letters "I wonder if mother wouldn't like just a taste of this beef," speculated the general, moving fussily in his chair. The Riverman “I think it would be right for me to go on board just to inquire, some time this morning,” he declared fussily. 'Twixt Land and Sea |
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