1. She prims her thin lips after every mouthful of tea. 她每喝完一口茶都让自己的薄嘴唇带出严肃的表情。
2. She was a prim ugly woman of forty-three, who wore glasses and had sparse hair. 这位太太年华四十三，其貌不扬，态度拘谨，鼻架眼镜，头发已稀疏。
3. He had a primly pointed jaw, a primly straight nose, and a prim manner of speaking that was so correct, so gentlemanly, that he seemed a comic antique. 他的下巴很尖，鼻子很秀直，说话语气一本正经地，如此准确，如此绅士，看起来就是个滑稽的古董。
英英解释
v.
1. assume a prim appearance
2. contract one's lips
3. dress primly adj.
1. affectedly dainty or refined
2. exaggeratedly proper
