strait-laced
adj. 极拘谨的；固守道德观念的（等于straitlaced）
adj.
固守道德观念的，拘谨的；
英英释义
strait-laced[ 'streit'leist ]
adj.exaggeratedly proper
同义词：priggishprimprissyprudishpuritanicalsquare-toedstraitlacedstraightlacedstraight-lacedtight-lacedvictorian
双语例句
My old aunts are very strait-laced.
我的老姨妈都很古板。
权威例句
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strait-laced (adj.)
early 15c., of stays or bodices, "made close and tight;" see strait (adj.) + lace (v.). Figurative sense of "over-precise, prudish, strict in manners or morals" is from 1550s.
1. He was criticized for being boring, strait-laced and narrow-minded.
他被批评为乏味、古板守旧及心胸狭窄。
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2. My old aunts are very strait-laced.
我的老姨妈都很古板。
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3. Singapore seems to have gone from strait-laced container port to gambling mecca in one bound.
新加坡似乎已从一个传统的集装箱港口城市一跃成为了赌徒们的圣地。
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4. Butt his conformist image and manner belie his break with strait-laced japanese business conventions.
不过，他墨守成规的形象与举止，其实掩饰了他对日本企业刻板传统的背弃。
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5. My old aunts are very strait laced.
我的老姨妈都很古板。
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6. My old aunts are very strait laced.
我的老姨妈都很古板。
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