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Pout - 英语词汇详解 (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：pout (verb) (Pout)

Pout 🔊

/paʊt/

v./n.

To push out your lips to show that you are unhappy or annoyed.

pout (verb) 🔊

➕

/pəʊt/

v./n.

To push out one's lips as an expression of disappointment or annoyance.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Middle English 'pouten', possibly imitative.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a child pushing lips out like a 'pout' sound when unhappy.

📖 Example

When her mom said no to the extra cookie, the little girl started to pout. 🔊 When her mom said no to the extra cookie, the little girl started to pout.

🔗 Collocations

pout one's lips – push out one's lips in a pout

pout at someone – direct a pout toward someone in displeasure

🔄 Synonyms

sulk (v.) – to be silent and morose because of displeasure

frown (v.) – to contract the brows in displeasure

mope (v.) – to be gloomy and apathetic

🚫 Antonyms

smile (v.) – to form ones features into a pleased expression

grin (v.) – to smile broadly

🌱 Derivatives

pouty (adj.) – inclined to pout or sulk

poutingly (adv.) – in a pouting manner

📖 Cultural Story

Originated around 1300 from Middle English 'pouten', used to describe puffing out the lips in displeasure. The sound of the word may mimic the action.

Meaning 2：bulge (Pout)

Pout 🔊

/paʊt/

v./n.

To stick out or swell.

bulge 🔊

➕

/bʌldʒ/

v./n.

To swell outward or protrude beyond the normal surface.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The fabric of the cushion pouted out from under the heavy book. 🔊 The fabric of the cushion pouted out from under the heavy book.

🔗 Collocations

pout out – swell outward from pressure

pout from under – protrude from beneath something

🔄 Synonyms

protrude (v.) – to stick out from a surface

swell (v.) – to become larger and rounder than normal

bulge (v.) – to swell outward

🚫 Antonyms

flatten (v.) – to make or become flat

sink (v.) – to descend and become level or depressed