pout

pout1
verb
  1. [no obj.]push one's lips or one's bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance or in order to make oneself look sexually attractive
    撅嘴（表示不高兴或作媚态）
    she lounged on the steps, pouting.
    她撅着嘴，在台阶上闲呆着。
    [with obj.]he shrugged and pouted his lips.
    他耸耸肩，撅起嘴唇。
    ■(of a person's lips) be pushed forward in such a way
    （人的嘴唇）撅起
    her lips pouted provocatively.
    她挑衅地撅起嘴唇。
noun
  1. a pouting expression
    撅嘴
    his lower lip protruded in a sulky pout.
    他下唇突出，生气地撅嘴。
派生
poutingly
adverb
pouty
( poutier, poutiest)
adjective(poutier, poutiest)
语源
  1. Middle English (as a verb): perhaps from the base of Swedish dialect puta 'be inflated'. Compare with pout
pout2
noun
  1. another term for bib (in sense 2)
    同 bib（义项2）
  2. North American term for eelpout
    (北美)。 同 eelpout
语源
  1. Old English pūta (only in ǣlepūta 'eelpout'); related to Dutch puit 'frog, chub', puitaal 'eelpout', and perhaps to pout
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