/'fʌsɪ; `fʌsɪ/
adj (-ier, -iest) (usu derog 通常作贬义)
1 nervously active or excited about small things （对小事）神经过敏的, 紧张不安的
*fussy parents 过分操心的父母
* a fussy manner 紧张不安的举止.
2 ~ (about sth) giving too much close attention to detail, etc and therefore difficult to please 挑剔的
*Our teacher is very fussy about punctuation. 我们的老师对标点符号非常重视.
* Don't be so fussy (about your food). 你别那么挑食.
3 (of clothes, design, etc) too full of detail or decoration （指服装、设计图样等）零碎儿太多的, 装饰太多的
*a fussy pattern 过分装饰的式样.

adj comparativefussiersuperlativefussiest
very concerned about small, usually unimportant details, and difficult to please
fussy about
　Leonora was fussy about her looks.
　A lot of small children are fussy eaters (=they dislike many types of food) .
　'Do you want to go out or just rent a movie?' 'I'm not fussy.' (=I don't mind)
fussy clothes, objects, buildings etc are very detailed and decorated - used to show disapproval
≠ plain, simple simple
　The furniture looked comfortable, nothing fussy or too elaborate.
with small, exact, and careful actions, sometimes showing nervousness
　She patted her hair with small fussy movements.
>fussilyadv
>fussinessn[U]