| 釋義 |
扭扭捏捏niǔ niǔ niē niēaffect (/pretend) to be shy and modest; be affectedly bashful; coy and shy
? 不要～！ ……準不會錯！ (吳強《紅日》289) Stop being so coy. There can’t possibly be any hitch.
? 劉老老才～的在炕沿兒上側(cè)身坐下。(《紅樓夢》76)?Granny Liu perched gingerly on the edge of the kang.
?With a good deal of girlish simpering Grannie Liu sat down again,perching herself obliquely on the extreme edge of the kang.
? 說著，又向小紅笑道： “好孩子，難為你說的齊全，不象他們～蚊子似的……” (《紅樓夢》319) She turned to Xiaohong. “You’re a good child and deliver messages clearly,not like some who mince their words or buzz like mosquitoes…”/看到戲場上小旦裝出一個妓者，扭扭的唱，他就看昏了，忘其所以然，……(《儒林外史》136) But at the sight of an actor singing and posturing as a singsong girl,the cook was so carried away that he forgot all else，…/來吧，別～的。(周而復《上海的早晨》 Ⅰ—282) Come on,don’t pretend to be shy.
? 去吧，去吧，不要忸忸怩怩，像個姑娘了。(周立波《山鄉(xiāng)巨變》135) Go on,don’t be so shy,you’re just like a girl! 扭扭捏捏be affectedly bashful |