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officious

/uh-fish-uhs/US // əˈfɪʃ əs //UK // (əˈfɪʃəs) //

凶恶的,恶毒的,恶毒,凶恶

Related Words

busy忙,繁忙,忙碌,忙碌的forward谈到这个impertinent不礼貌的,无礼,不礼貌,无礼的inquisitive好奇心,好奇心强的人,好奇心强,好奇心重的人intrusive侵入性的,侵扰性的,侵入性,侵扰性meddlesome多管闲事,多管闲事的人,多管闲事的,多事的人meddling多管闲事,多管闲事的人,多管闲事的,多事之秋obtrusive碍眼的,碍手碍脚,碍事的,碍眼opinionated有意见的,有意见,有主见,有主见的pragmatic实事求是,务实的,务实,实用的pushy咄咄逼人,咄咄逼人的,雄心勃勃,强势的rude无礼,无礼的,不客气,不客气的interfering干扰性的,干扰性,干扰,干扰的overzealous狂热的,热心,热心的,热心肠

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: My brother-in-law is so officious that he can be unbearable.
    • : marked by or proceeding from such forwardness: officious interference.
    • : Obsolete. ready to serve; obliging.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.self-important, dictatorial
Synonyms
busy忙,繁忙,忙碌,忙碌的forward谈到这个impertinent不礼貌的,无礼,不礼貌,无礼的inquisitive好奇心,好奇心强的人,好奇心强,好奇心重的人interfering干扰性的,干扰性,干扰,干扰的intrusive侵入性的,侵扰性的,侵入性,侵扰性meddlesome多管闲事,多管闲事的人,多管闲事的,多事的人meddling多管闲事,多管闲事的人,多管闲事的,多事之秋obtrusive碍眼的,碍手碍脚,碍事的,碍眼opinionated有意见的,有意见,有主见,有主见的overzealous狂热的,热心,热心的,热心肠pragmatic实事求是,务实的,务实,实用的pushy咄咄逼人,咄咄逼人的,雄心勃勃,强势的rude无礼,无礼的,不客气,不客气的

Examples

  • This will minimize your contact with the person in question and, as an added bonus, annoy her as being bureaucratic and officious.

  • Catton never shows, she tells, wagging on in the most officious way.

  • His likely successor, Ayman al-Zawahri, is cold, plodding, and officious.

  • The officious friend joined the family too, and he held up his hands in horror when he heard of it.

  • But she made herself so intensely and disagreeably officious that his patience was sorely tried.

  • The report was merely the outcome of the officious meddling of his physician, Addington, and one of Bute's friends.

  • It had been moved by officious servants; doubtless the contents had been put in the wardrobe.

  • With my officious informant, I had every inclination to pick a quarrel.

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