fuss

/fʌs/ noun / verb
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

大惊小怪；麻烦；抱怨；大惊小怪；过分关心

释义与例句

noun 大惊小怪；麻烦；抱怨
unnecessary excitement, worry, or complaint about something small
  1. There's no need to make such a fuss about it.
    没必要对此大惊小怪。
  2. The fuss over the new policy died down quickly.
    对新政策的抱怨很快平息了。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She made a fuss when her order was wrong.
    订单出错时，她大闹了一场。
verb 大惊小怪；过分关心
to pay too much attention to small details or worry unnecessarily
  1. Stop fussing; everything will be fine.
    别大惊小怪了，一切都会好的。
  2. My mother always fusses over me when I visit.
    我每次回家，母亲总是对我关怀备至。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. He fussed over the table settings all morning.
    他整个上午都在折腾餐桌布置。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 联想：发音类似“烦死”，为小事大惊小怪真让人烦

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • fussy 挑剔的
    形容词
  • fussily 挑剔地
    副词
同义词
  • commotion 骚动；混乱
    commotion 指骚动混乱，fuss 侧重无谓的小题大做。
    The announcement caused a commotion in the crowd. 公告在人群中引起了骚动。
反义词
  • calm 平静；镇定
    fuss 指小题大做、忙乱，calm 表示镇定平静，语义相反。
    She handled the crisis with calm. 她镇定地应对了危机。
常见搭配
  • make a fuss 大惊小怪
    Don't make a fuss over a small mistake. 别为一个小错误大惊小怪。
  • fuss over 对……过分关心
    Grandma fusses over the grandchildren. 奶奶对孙子孙女关怀备至。
  • kick up a fuss 大吵大闹
    He kicked up a fuss when they refused to refund him. 他们拒绝退款时，他大吵大闹。