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单词 clutch your pearls
释义

clutchyourpearls

idiom
disapproving
tobehaveas if you are veryshocked,especiallywhen you show moreshockthan you reallyfeelinorderto show that youthinksomething ismorallybad:
对某事过度地作出感到惊讶或感到可耻的反应
Theyclutchtheirpearlsat therestof the nation'sobesity.他们对国内其他地区的肥胖问题感到不可置信。
Onlyhypocritesclutchtheirpearlsandfaintwhen thetruthisspoken.当真理被说出时，只有伪君子才会过度反应地假装晕过去。
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(Definition ofclutch your pearlsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
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