no obj.
1- 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, 在台阶上闲待着
with obj. he shrugged and pouted his lips.他耸耸肩, 撅起嘴唇。
1.1
- (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。
- a pouting expression撅嘴:
his lower lip protruded in a sulky pout.
他下唇突出, 生气地撅嘴。
派生词
poutingly
adverbpouty
adjective词源
Middle English (as a verb): perhaps from the base of Swedish dialect puta 'be inflated'. Compare with POUT2.