fussily
adverb DISAPPROVING uk/ˈfʌs.əl.i/ us/ˈfʌs.əl.i/
(TOO MUCH CARE)
过分挑剔地;大惊小怪地
in a way that shows an unnecessary amount of care or worry about something that is not important
He lay back on the bed, tucking the dressing gown fussily round his legs. 他躺在床上，小心翼翼地把睡袍裹在腿上。
The service is too fussily attentive - we're asked six times if we've enjoyed our food. 服务有些过分周到了，我们被问了六次是否喜欢我们的食物。
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- Her coat fell to the floor, and Bunny fussily swooped to retrieve it.
- He fussily gave instructions the whole time.
- He fiddled fussily with the clasp on his briefcase.
- He preferred to be treated less fussily than in the more expensive hotels.
(TOO MUCH DECORATION)
过分装饰地，过于繁琐地
in a way that includes too much decoration and too many small details
fussily decorated 被过度装饰的
See: fussy
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- Her clothes have to be very carefully chosen because anything fussily frilled, checked or highly patterned tends to look too busy on the small screen.
- She is fussily over-dressed, laced and beribboned.
- The car has a fussily styled and poorly fitted glovebox.
- The 1950s era had fussily constructed garments, cumbersome skirts, cinched waists, and rigid hairstyles.