“Pooter”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

Pooter

释义

Pooter, n.³|ˈpuːtə(r)|
The family name of Charles Pooter (see Pooterish a.), used of a type of person characterized by parochial self-importance, over-fastidiousness, or lack of imagination.
1961Listener 16 Nov. 833/3 We need its rocket to launch us beyond the world of the Pooters.1962Times 14 June 15/3 There is an element of Pooter in many of us.1971[see keep v. 57 j].1977Economist 5 Nov. 131/1 It also proves that a Crossman is as prone to mishap as a Pooter.1983Guardian Weekly 13 Nov. 9/1 There is a dull chronicling of food, flats, and girl friends which suggests a Pooter armed but doggedly recording the long littleness of life on the run.

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