"pursing" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 抿（嘴脣）

Definition

'Pursing' 通常指把嘴脣緊緊抿成一條線，常用來表達思考、不悅或強忍不語。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常和 'lips'（嘴脣）搭配—“pursing your lips”。指動作，與 'purse'（錢包）無關。別和 'pursuing'（追求）混淆。

Examples

She was pursing her lips in concentration.

她專注地**抿著**嘴脣。

He stopped talking, pursing his lips tightly.

他停下了話語，嘴脣緊緊**抿著**。

You are pursing your lips. Are you upset?

你在**抿著**嘴脣，你不開心嗎？

She glanced at me, pursing her lips as if she wanted to say something but held back.

她瞥了我一眼，**抿著**嘴脣，好像想說什麼但忍住了。

When I asked the question, my teacher just sat there pursing her lips.

我提問時，老師只是坐著，嘴脣**抿著**。

Everyone knew she was annoyed because she kept pursing her lips whenever someone spoke.

大家都知道她生氣了，因為別人一說話她就**抿著**嘴脣。