Definition of fuss in English:

fuss

noun fʌsfəs

mass noun

1A display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest.
大惊小怪；瞎忙；小题大做
I don't know what all the fuss is about
我不知道这样大惊小怪是为了什么。
Example sentencesExamples
- And who is likely to benefit from all the fuss and excitement?
- A lot of unnecessary fuss is being created about the registration procedure required under the bill.
- It's all a lot of fuss and nonsense got up by some pesky civil rights activists, some of whom you can find here at Stand.
- And why, in this case, is there so much fuss over a performer who happens to be white when his lyrical content has been the stock-in-trade of black rappers for a decade and more?
- I am still struggling to take it in but the amount of fuss around me tells me that something pretty damned big has happened!
- She appeared bored, and I knew she thought I was making a lot of unnecessary fuss.
- A cheque submitted without fuss or fanfare would prove their real commitment to the cause but would not, of course, garner as many gushing puff pieces or adoring photographs.
- So that in that sense, there was quite a bit of fuss about it at the time, but once the interviews aired, that particular controversy disappeared.
- This video shows what happened in Atlanta that is causing all the worry and fuss.
- In the beginning there was so much flurry and fuss.
- Nothing much ever happens, the inhabitants just get on with everyday life with the minimum of fuss, stress and excitement.
- They display the sort of heightened fuss and control typical of a man likely to fly apart at any moment.
- Greenough Shire Council agreed to invest $100,000 in a tourism project on Wednesday with little fuss or confusion.
- That was the whole dream - no excitement, no fuss, no great drama.
- ‘There is no room in my life for drugs, fights, divorce, adultery, sadism, unnecessary fuss and sex,’ he says now.
- After that initial fuss and confusion things calmed down a bit.
- The management accepted the payment wanting to resolve the matter without excess fuss before the guests checked out.
- This ludicrous fuss epitomises our confused attitude to official mourning.
- However, I don't recall any fuss being made about the over-fishing of North Sea Cod to the degree that there are probably less cod left than there are whales.
- The St Lucian policeman saw her through customs without any fuss, then delivered her to another man in a big car outside the airport compound: her employer.
Synonyms
ado, excitement, agitation, uproar, to-do, stir, commotion, confusion, disturbance, tumult, hubbub, rigmarole, folderol, brouhaha, furore, storm in a teacup, much ado about nothing
upset, worry, bother, row
fluster, flurry, bustle
informal palaver, hoo-ha, ballyhoo, flap, tizzy, stew, song and dance, performance, pantomime
British informal carry-on, kerfuffle
North American informal fuss and feathers
literary pother
1. 1.1in singular A protest or dispute of a specified degree or kind.
  反对，抗议；争论
  he didn't put up too much of a fuss
  他没怎么争辩。
  Example sentencesExamples
  If I had not caused a fuss, it's possible I wouldn't have received it at all.
  Part of this revolution was the news that professional footballers should eat lots of pasta and get to bed early, information that most of them could have got from their parents without all the fuss.
  I made a big fuss and I was rewarded with a FREE dye job.
  This ‘guardian’ of the environment wasn't even sacked, only suspended (until the fuss died down).
  Don't really see why everyone kicks up such a fuss about how dangerous it is - there's clearly no danger at all, and I certainly haven't become hooked, either.
  The problem was, I think, that we were arriving at what was probably the back end of it all and that residents of the area had started kicking up a bit of a fuss at being invaded on a yearly basis by hordes of the great unwashed.
  There's been a media fuss over the use of animals in this circus, but it seems misplaced.
  This idea was soon quashed as Len didn't want a fuss, and besides it would clash with Rotary's Henley-on-Todd and he had to be there to hand out certificates.
  Insiders revealed that the handsome star was left with no choice but to retract his complaint quickly returned to work without a fuss.
  If 20 tonnes of highly radioactive liquefied uranium and plutonium fuel had leaked out of a reprocessing system you'd think there might be a bit of a fuss wouldn't you?
  People are forced to take to the streets, organise petitions, write letters and generally make a proper fuss in protest.
  I strongly suspect, although I do not know, that most of the people kicking up the fuss are Protestant or Jewish.
  His analysis is that British socialism took a wrong turn in the 1940s, and that the fuss between private and public sector has no place in a party concerned about the ordinary person.
  One woman took up 4 reserved seats with her family and caused a huge fuss when asked to move.
  My understanding is you'd like an outside reader's appraisal of its academic merit, as there's been a bit of a fuss about it over there at Athabasca University.
  They caused a little fuss, but were soon subdued.
  I don't think so (both because I don't think I made much of a fuss, and because there is a real issue here).
  When a player raises a fuss about his contract, he's considered a malcontent.
  In the application that Opel gave to the court, a huge fuss is being made about naming names.
  Synonyms
  protest, complaint, objection
  grumble, whine
  tantrum, outburst, hysterics
  commotion, trouble
  informal grouse, gripe
2. 1.2 Elaborate or complex procedures; trouble or difficulty.
  繁琐的手续；麻烦；困难
  they settled in with very little fuss
  他们没碰到多少麻烦就安顿下来了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In a sector full of uncertainty, false starts and expensive delays, their aim is to design and complete attractive commercial enterprises with the minimum of fuss.
  Trevor always made them feel welcome in his bank and sorted out their problems with the minimum of fuss, winning him many new and satisfied customers.
  They'll all get you from A to B with a minimum of fuss.
  The 29-year-old has slotted into Anderson's team with a minimum of fuss after eight months out of football with an Achilles injury.
  There is the strong, silent type, quite happy quietly to immerse himself in his novel environment, settling in gradually with a minimum of fuss.
  Basically, it does exactly what it says on the tin with the minimum of fuss and hassle.
  When it's his turn to head up on stage for his sound and lighting check pre-show, he strolls up with minimum of fuss, his guitar the only accompaniment to his outfit of jeans and a loose dark jumper.
  The top-weight shrugged of his impost with the minimum of fuss, easing into the lead with less than four furlongs to go and then scampering away for a seven lengths success.
  Everyone knows that using gas appliances is better for the environment, and now there's a local business that can look after all your gas needs with a minimum of fuss.
  From this point on, the bypass was completed with relatively little fuss.
  Incidents of civil disobedience are now jointly orchestrated by participants and police so they can be carried out with minimum fuss.
  This is partly because I specifically chose a fairly straightforward, low-stress place so I can pursue my volunteer training with minimum fuss.
  It must be done with the minimum of fuss, but with a broad range of dishes and a good selection of wines.
  It names each track, adds it to your library and lets you rate each song or add it to your own folders without any fuss.
  Finished one column this morning; composed the other on the way to work, and banged it out with a minimum of fuss and second guessing.
  Well, we should expect our electrical appliances to become even more sophisticated - tailored to helping us do many of our domestic duties with minimum fuss.
  We want you to be able to find your way around the newspaper with ease; to be able to locate a particular article or feature story with the minimum fuss.
  With the minimum of fuss, two masseurs, working in unison, applied hot medicated oils over my body and set about the task of coaxing the knots out of my protesting muscles.
  However, it is simple to mix and may conveniently be started the night before with a minimum of fuss needed to complete it the next day.
  Comfortable and with the minimum of fuss, St Louis had done more than enough to seal their place in the decider against St Columb's of Derry.
  Synonyms
  bother, trouble, inconvenience, effort, exertion, labour
  informal hassle

verb fʌsfəs

[no object]

1Show unnecessary or excessive concern about something.
瞎操心，大惊小怪，过分讲究
she's always fussing about her food
她在吃的方面总是过分讲究。
Example sentencesExamples
- The ‘sick room’ in our house always had a boarder, over whom my mother would fuss endlessly, soothing a real or imagined fever.
- He's a real pain because he's always fussing annoyingly about books and cars and his appearance, but my friends think he's cool.
- To spend a few days among the Olympic footballers was to see plainly that the Argentinians enjoyed the democracy of it more than, say, the Italian squad, some of whom fussed about transport and food.
- Gatherings such as this always made him fuss unusually about his appearance, when he normally did not care.
- He treated me like a daughter he never had, fussing and worrying about me.
- He pulled his old work boots on over his socks, he kept his socks clean because she'd always fussed over him getting a cold from wet socks.
- He said that fretting and fussing about rural housing is a very superficial symptom of a much greater and far deeper change the collapse of agriculture.
- I fussed and worried and finally I pressed the send button.
- There's no lawn to mow, no billowy shrubs to prune, few flowers to fuss over.
- Well, as all offspring know, it is difficult to be assertive with a determined older parent who tells one to stop fussing unnecessarily.
- Even in 2004, though, babies will still cry and demand things and parents will worry and fuss over them, and I intend to maintain that tradition.
- She pulled weeds that threatened to grow and fussed over the flowers that were about to bloom.
- Mrs. Ellis is the traditional mother hen, always fussing over her little brood.
- It's just that, because she's always been there; fussing and cleaning and polishing, I don't even think about what happens to those mud-stains.
- The young nurse is fussing over her husband, who always looks distant and bored.
- But hardly anyone has fussed about a more practical concern: Some of the more elaborate plate designs make it difficult to read the tag numbers.
- They were fussing over how worried they'd been.
- My lovely wife fussed and fretted and told me not to move.
- My Aunt pointed out to me that we always fuss over Dad, but Mum's health isn't great, and it suffers along with my Dad's when something is wrong with him.
- Phil was, at some times, much like an obsessive nanny, always fussing over the cleanliness of the house.
Synonyms
worry, fret, be agitated, be worried, take pains, make a big thing out of
make a mountain out of a molehill
informal get worked up, be in a flap, flap, be in a tizzy, be in a stew, make a meal of, make a (big) thing of
1. 1.1 Busy oneself restlessly.
  忙乱
  beside him Kegan was fussing with sheets of paper
  在他旁边，基根正围着几张纸忙得团团转。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They fussed around, making sure we were comfortable, as we set to work on the red leather-bound menu.
  After all, aren't there innumerable warnings out there about how easy it is to mess up your computer by fussing with the registry?
  They fussed around, re-arranging the altar boys and plumping the bishops' cushions.
  She bustled around, fussing and fiddling with her clothes.
  The woman with the walker, obviously the mother, fusses a bit with the walker, unsure whether to lean on it or push it over in the direction of one of the daughters, the one who is now folding away her sunglasses as she speaks.
  She sat down at the dressing table, the maid fussing with her hair.
  The puppy fussed with a sheet wrinkle; Mary straightened his sheets in a motherly fashion.
  But the dormouse went fussing about anyway, straightening and re-arranging.
  She fussed with her hair, make-up and dress making sure everything was perfect.
  I screamed and tried to fight, crying in frustration while doctors frantically fussed around me, shouting noises that echoed through my head.
  You can fuss a little with the lunge whip to move the horse forward but the most important driving aid or pressure is the position of your primary line.
  Rosa was called to brush my hair dry and Inga fussed around finding a dress that she considered suitable.
  Helen fussed with the sheets on Lee's bed, and then followed Frank to Robert's room.
  Betsy was fussing with the thick curls, artfully twisting them around her fingers to form short ringlets.
  I fussed around with buying new glasses at all the major chains, to no success.
  After that, waiters in bow ties get busy fussing with silverware and bringing on the hot courses.
  Synonyms
  bustle, dash, rush, scurry, charge, fly
  tear around, buzz around, run round in circles
2. 1.2British with object Disturb or bother (someone)
  〈英〉打扰；烦扰
  when she cries in her sleep, try not to fuss her
  她在睡眠中哭喊时，尽量不要打扰她。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It does not fuss me one way or tother, but if they are truly confidential I will want them uplifted and removed.
  Synonyms
  pester, disturb, harass
  irritate, annoy, vex, bother, nag
  informal hassle
3. 1.3with object Treat (someone) with excessive attention or affection.
  过分关怀；过分钟爱（某人）
  she flattered and fussed her
  她对她又是奉承又是关爱有加。
  Example sentencesExamples
  On his way back to the house he stopped by the barn to fuss the mother cat and introduce himself to the kittens.
  Everyone on the show adores him and men and women were queuing up to fuss him.
  Freya crouched down and fussed her, not minding her face being licked enthusiastically.
  He looked very mournful sitting in his basket while the other two were being fussed on my knee.
  He was busy fussing the returning dancers, lying about what a wonderful show they'd put on.
  Most of all, Robbie likes to be fussed and stroked.

Phrases

make a fuss

Become angry and complain.
生气；抱怨
I thought Mum might make a fuss but she was in a good mood
she'd made a big fuss about not having a Brownie uniform
Example sentencesExamples
- Well if you did make a fuss you might find that there are more people that have the same idea about religion as you do.
- He added: ‘She's a person who hates making a fuss about ill health.’
- And yet no one here makes a fuss about the non-constitutionality of it all.
- Because I then felt, as a result of making a fuss, or complaining, or wishing to seek that the situation be addressed, I then suffered victimisation.
- It seems to be one of the rules of life nowadays that those who want to get something done have to make a fuss, and keep on making a fuss.
- So if your child makes a fuss or is crying, don't be embarrassed and don't worry about what people might be thinking.
- Denial will tell you to relax: Hey, don't make a fuss, don't embarrass yourself by sounding a false alarm.
- ‘Someone made a fuss and they finally began picking us up in the canyon,’ she said.
- If the bombing had happened in Liverpool the inhabitants would be out in the street, moaning and wailing and making a fuss.
- ACT's response is that she shouldn't have made a fuss or complained, for fear of damaging the party.
Synonyms
grumble, complain, moan, groan, protest, whine, bleat, carp, cavil, lodge a complaint, make a complaint, make a fuss

make a fuss of (or over)

Treat (a person or animal) with excessive attention or affection.
过分关怀；过分钟爱（某人）
their grandmother made such a fuss of them

Derivatives

fusser

nounˈfʌsəˈfəsər

Her approach to life is direct and she can also be pessimistic, critical and something of a fusser.
Example sentencesExamples
- The tidiers, the cleaners, the fussers, the preeners - they are only running toward an early demise.
- If the iguana is a fusser, wrap him in a large towel and, placing the bundled iguana on the counter in your lap when seated, extract one limb at a time and clip the claws.
- The result was predictable, and indeed predicted by some observers, yet still came as a shock to the legions of professional fussers mired in wishful thinking.
- They have looked after all sorts of children: sniffers, fussers, sneaky and bad tempered ones.

Origin

Early 18th century: perhaps Anglo-Irish.

fuzz from late 16th century:
If you are ‘caught by the fuzz’ you are arrested by the police. This fuzz is a different word from the one that means ‘a frizzy mass’, and may be a form of fuss, from the idea of the police ‘making a fuss’. It has been used since the 1920s and originated in the USA. The other fuzz entered English in the late 17th century, probably from Dutch or German, although fuzzy is recorded earlier, in around 1600, when it meant ‘spongy’. Fuzzy logic is a form of logic in which a statement can be partially true or false rather than having to be absolutely one or the other.

Rhymes

bus, buss, concuss, cuss, Gus, huss, muss, plus, pus, Russ, sus, suss, thus, truss, us

Definition of fuss in US English:

fuss

nounfəsfəs

1A display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest.
大惊小怪；瞎忙；小题大做
I don't know what all the fuss is about
我不知道这样大惊小怪是为了什么。
Example sentencesExamples
- So that in that sense, there was quite a bit of fuss about it at the time, but once the interviews aired, that particular controversy disappeared.
- And who is likely to benefit from all the fuss and excitement?
- The management accepted the payment wanting to resolve the matter without excess fuss before the guests checked out.
- She appeared bored, and I knew she thought I was making a lot of unnecessary fuss.
- I am still struggling to take it in but the amount of fuss around me tells me that something pretty damned big has happened!
- Greenough Shire Council agreed to invest $100,000 in a tourism project on Wednesday with little fuss or confusion.
- After that initial fuss and confusion things calmed down a bit.
- Nothing much ever happens, the inhabitants just get on with everyday life with the minimum of fuss, stress and excitement.
- They display the sort of heightened fuss and control typical of a man likely to fly apart at any moment.
- That was the whole dream - no excitement, no fuss, no great drama.
- In the beginning there was so much flurry and fuss.
- However, I don't recall any fuss being made about the over-fishing of North Sea Cod to the degree that there are probably less cod left than there are whales.
- This video shows what happened in Atlanta that is causing all the worry and fuss.
- And why, in this case, is there so much fuss over a performer who happens to be white when his lyrical content has been the stock-in-trade of black rappers for a decade and more?
- A cheque submitted without fuss or fanfare would prove their real commitment to the cause but would not, of course, garner as many gushing puff pieces or adoring photographs.
- This ludicrous fuss epitomises our confused attitude to official mourning.
- It's all a lot of fuss and nonsense got up by some pesky civil rights activists, some of whom you can find here at Stand.
- The St Lucian policeman saw her through customs without any fuss, then delivered her to another man in a big car outside the airport compound: her employer.
- ‘There is no room in my life for drugs, fights, divorce, adultery, sadism, unnecessary fuss and sex,’ he says now.
- A lot of unnecessary fuss is being created about the registration procedure required under the bill.
Synonyms
ado, excitement, agitation, uproar, to-do, stir, commotion, confusion, disturbance, tumult, hubbub, rigmarole, folderol, brouhaha, furore, storm in a teacup, much ado about nothing
1. 1.1 A protest or dispute of a specified degree or kind.
  反对，抗议；争论
  he didn't put up too much of a fuss
  他没怎么争辩。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The problem was, I think, that we were arriving at what was probably the back end of it all and that residents of the area had started kicking up a bit of a fuss at being invaded on a yearly basis by hordes of the great unwashed.
  My understanding is you'd like an outside reader's appraisal of its academic merit, as there's been a bit of a fuss about it over there at Athabasca University.
  If I had not caused a fuss, it's possible I wouldn't have received it at all.
  People are forced to take to the streets, organise petitions, write letters and generally make a proper fuss in protest.
  One woman took up 4 reserved seats with her family and caused a huge fuss when asked to move.
  I strongly suspect, although I do not know, that most of the people kicking up the fuss are Protestant or Jewish.
  If 20 tonnes of highly radioactive liquefied uranium and plutonium fuel had leaked out of a reprocessing system you'd think there might be a bit of a fuss wouldn't you?
  Don't really see why everyone kicks up such a fuss about how dangerous it is - there's clearly no danger at all, and I certainly haven't become hooked, either.
  Insiders revealed that the handsome star was left with no choice but to retract his complaint quickly returned to work without a fuss.
  When a player raises a fuss about his contract, he's considered a malcontent.
  This ‘guardian’ of the environment wasn't even sacked, only suspended (until the fuss died down).
  His analysis is that British socialism took a wrong turn in the 1940s, and that the fuss between private and public sector has no place in a party concerned about the ordinary person.
  I don't think so (both because I don't think I made much of a fuss, and because there is a real issue here).
  I made a big fuss and I was rewarded with a FREE dye job.
  Part of this revolution was the news that professional footballers should eat lots of pasta and get to bed early, information that most of them could have got from their parents without all the fuss.
  This idea was soon quashed as Len didn't want a fuss, and besides it would clash with Rotary's Henley-on-Todd and he had to be there to hand out certificates.
  They caused a little fuss, but were soon subdued.
  In the application that Opel gave to the court, a huge fuss is being made about naming names.
  There's been a media fuss over the use of animals in this circus, but it seems misplaced.
  Synonyms
  protest, complaint, objection
2. 1.2 Elaborate or complex procedures; trouble or difficulty.
  繁琐的手续；麻烦；困难
  they settled in with very little fuss
  他们没碰到多少麻烦就安顿下来了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The top-weight shrugged of his impost with the minimum of fuss, easing into the lead with less than four furlongs to go and then scampering away for a seven lengths success.
  Comfortable and with the minimum of fuss, St Louis had done more than enough to seal their place in the decider against St Columb's of Derry.
  They'll all get you from A to B with a minimum of fuss.
  Well, we should expect our electrical appliances to become even more sophisticated - tailored to helping us do many of our domestic duties with minimum fuss.
  When it's his turn to head up on stage for his sound and lighting check pre-show, he strolls up with minimum of fuss, his guitar the only accompaniment to his outfit of jeans and a loose dark jumper.
  It must be done with the minimum of fuss, but with a broad range of dishes and a good selection of wines.
  Trevor always made them feel welcome in his bank and sorted out their problems with the minimum of fuss, winning him many new and satisfied customers.
  However, it is simple to mix and may conveniently be started the night before with a minimum of fuss needed to complete it the next day.
  We want you to be able to find your way around the newspaper with ease; to be able to locate a particular article or feature story with the minimum fuss.
  Finished one column this morning; composed the other on the way to work, and banged it out with a minimum of fuss and second guessing.
  With the minimum of fuss, two masseurs, working in unison, applied hot medicated oils over my body and set about the task of coaxing the knots out of my protesting muscles.
  The 29-year-old has slotted into Anderson's team with a minimum of fuss after eight months out of football with an Achilles injury.
  From this point on, the bypass was completed with relatively little fuss.
  There is the strong, silent type, quite happy quietly to immerse himself in his novel environment, settling in gradually with a minimum of fuss.
  This is partly because I specifically chose a fairly straightforward, low-stress place so I can pursue my volunteer training with minimum fuss.
  In a sector full of uncertainty, false starts and expensive delays, their aim is to design and complete attractive commercial enterprises with the minimum of fuss.
  Everyone knows that using gas appliances is better for the environment, and now there's a local business that can look after all your gas needs with a minimum of fuss.
  It names each track, adds it to your library and lets you rate each song or add it to your own folders without any fuss.
  Basically, it does exactly what it says on the tin with the minimum of fuss and hassle.
  Incidents of civil disobedience are now jointly orchestrated by participants and police so they can be carried out with minimum fuss.
  Synonyms
  bother, trouble, inconvenience, effort, exertion, labour

verbfəsfəs

[no object]

1Show unnecessary or excessive concern about something.
瞎操心，大惊小怪，过分讲究
she's always fussing about her food
她在吃的方面总是过分讲究。
Example sentencesExamples
- My lovely wife fussed and fretted and told me not to move.
- There's no lawn to mow, no billowy shrubs to prune, few flowers to fuss over.
- Well, as all offspring know, it is difficult to be assertive with a determined older parent who tells one to stop fussing unnecessarily.
- The ‘sick room’ in our house always had a boarder, over whom my mother would fuss endlessly, soothing a real or imagined fever.
- Even in 2004, though, babies will still cry and demand things and parents will worry and fuss over them, and I intend to maintain that tradition.
- It's just that, because she's always been there; fussing and cleaning and polishing, I don't even think about what happens to those mud-stains.
- He said that fretting and fussing about rural housing is a very superficial symptom of a much greater and far deeper change the collapse of agriculture.
- They were fussing over how worried they'd been.
- To spend a few days among the Olympic footballers was to see plainly that the Argentinians enjoyed the democracy of it more than, say, the Italian squad, some of whom fussed about transport and food.
- He treated me like a daughter he never had, fussing and worrying about me.
- He's a real pain because he's always fussing annoyingly about books and cars and his appearance, but my friends think he's cool.
- The young nurse is fussing over her husband, who always looks distant and bored.
- My Aunt pointed out to me that we always fuss over Dad, but Mum's health isn't great, and it suffers along with my Dad's when something is wrong with him.
- She pulled weeds that threatened to grow and fussed over the flowers that were about to bloom.
- Mrs. Ellis is the traditional mother hen, always fussing over her little brood.
- Gatherings such as this always made him fuss unusually about his appearance, when he normally did not care.
- But hardly anyone has fussed about a more practical concern: Some of the more elaborate plate designs make it difficult to read the tag numbers.
- He pulled his old work boots on over his socks, he kept his socks clean because she'd always fussed over him getting a cold from wet socks.
- I fussed and worried and finally I pressed the send button.
- Phil was, at some times, much like an obsessive nanny, always fussing over the cleanliness of the house.
Synonyms
worry, fret, be agitated, be worried, take pains, make a big thing out of
1. 1.1 Move around or busy oneself restlessly.
  忙乱
  beside him Kelly was fussing with sheets of paper
  在他旁边，基根正围着几张纸忙得团团转。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She sat down at the dressing table, the maid fussing with her hair.
  They fussed around, making sure we were comfortable, as we set to work on the red leather-bound menu.
  After that, waiters in bow ties get busy fussing with silverware and bringing on the hot courses.
  I screamed and tried to fight, crying in frustration while doctors frantically fussed around me, shouting noises that echoed through my head.
  You can fuss a little with the lunge whip to move the horse forward but the most important driving aid or pressure is the position of your primary line.
  But the dormouse went fussing about anyway, straightening and re-arranging.
  Betsy was fussing with the thick curls, artfully twisting them around her fingers to form short ringlets.
  She fussed with her hair, make-up and dress making sure everything was perfect.
  After all, aren't there innumerable warnings out there about how easy it is to mess up your computer by fussing with the registry?
  Helen fussed with the sheets on Lee's bed, and then followed Frank to Robert's room.
  The puppy fussed with a sheet wrinkle; Mary straightened his sheets in a motherly fashion.
  They fussed around, re-arranging the altar boys and plumping the bishops' cushions.
  The woman with the walker, obviously the mother, fusses a bit with the walker, unsure whether to lean on it or push it over in the direction of one of the daughters, the one who is now folding away her sunglasses as she speaks.
  She bustled around, fussing and fiddling with her clothes.
  Rosa was called to brush my hair dry and Inga fussed around finding a dress that she considered suitable.
  I fussed around with buying new glasses at all the major chains, to no success.
  Synonyms
  bustle, dash, rush, scurry, charge, fly
2. 1.2British with object Disturb or bother (someone)
  〈英〉打扰；烦扰
  when she cries in her sleep, try not to fuss her
  她在睡眠中哭喊时，尽量不要打扰她。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It does not fuss me one way or tother, but if they are truly confidential I will want them uplifted and removed.
  Synonyms
  pester, disturb, harass

Phrases

make a fuss

Become angry and complain.
生气；抱怨
Example sentencesExamples
- And yet no one here makes a fuss about the non-constitutionality of it all.
- He added: ‘She's a person who hates making a fuss about ill health.’
- If the bombing had happened in Liverpool the inhabitants would be out in the street, moaning and wailing and making a fuss.
- Because I then felt, as a result of making a fuss, or complaining, or wishing to seek that the situation be addressed, I then suffered victimisation.
- ACT's response is that she shouldn't have made a fuss or complained, for fear of damaging the party.
- Well if you did make a fuss you might find that there are more people that have the same idea about religion as you do.
- It seems to be one of the rules of life nowadays that those who want to get something done have to make a fuss, and keep on making a fuss.
- Denial will tell you to relax: Hey, don't make a fuss, don't embarrass yourself by sounding a false alarm.
- So if your child makes a fuss or is crying, don't be embarrassed and don't worry about what people might be thinking.
- ‘Someone made a fuss and they finally began picking us up in the canyon,’ she said.
Synonyms
grumble, complain, moan, groan, protest, whine, bleat, carp, cavil, lodge a complaint, make a complaint, make a fuss

make a fuss over

Treat (a person or animal) with excessive attention or affection.
过分关怀；过分钟爱（某人）
she hated it when people made a fuss over her
Example sentencesExamples
- I was thoroughly pampered and made a fuss of, and although I'm not quite sure how I got so lucky or deserving, I loved every minute of it.
- He made sure there was food and water there for me and he always spoke kindly to me, made a fuss over me.
- He always used to play with her and make a fuss of her - and she used to play with his mask sometimes.
- I'm no canine expert, but I know that when your dog is inconsolably terrified due to random fireworks exploding around your house, the worse thing you can do is make a fuss of them as you are inadvertently praising the behaviour.
- ‘She's quiet and quite shy, and loves to be stroked and made a fuss of,’ said owner Margaret Brown.
- And she's always loved to be cuddled and nursed and made a fuss of by her parents.
- Nor does he display too much affection or make a fuss over them.
- Mealtimes seem to be a particular success, with some residents inviting children to sit at their tables and making a fuss of them.
- What really bothered me was that he didn't seem too surprised that his mother wasn't taking much notice of him - mind you, he had his daddy making a fuss over him, which is something that happens about a millionth as much as I'd like.
- She never wanted people to make a fuss over her, although she loved to make a fuss over them.

Origin

Early 18th century: perhaps Anglo-Irish.

词汇	fuss
释义	Definition of fuss in English: fuss noun fʌsfəs mass noun 1A display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest. 大惊小怪；瞎忙；小题大做 I don't know what all the fuss is about 我不知道这样大惊小怪是为了什么。 Example sentencesExamples And who is likely to benefit from all the fuss and excitement? A lot of unnecessary fuss is being created about the registration procedure required under the bill. It's all a lot of fuss and nonsense got up by some pesky civil rights activists, some of whom you can find here at Stand. And why, in this case, is there so much fuss over a performer who happens to be white when his lyrical content has been the stock-in-trade of black rappers for a decade and more? I am still struggling to take it in but the amount of fuss around me tells me that something pretty damned big has happened! She appeared bored, and I knew she thought I was making a lot of unnecessary fuss. A cheque submitted without fuss or fanfare would prove their real commitment to the cause but would not, of course, garner as many gushing puff pieces or adoring photographs. So that in that sense, there was quite a bit of fuss about it at the time, but once the interviews aired, that particular controversy disappeared. This video shows what happened in Atlanta that is causing all the worry and fuss. In the beginning there was so much flurry and fuss. Nothing much ever happens, the inhabitants just get on with everyday life with the minimum of fuss, stress and excitement. They display the sort of heightened fuss and control typical of a man likely to fly apart at any moment. Greenough Shire Council agreed to invest $100,000 in a tourism project on Wednesday with little fuss or confusion. That was the whole dream - no excitement, no fuss, no great drama. ‘There is no room in my life for drugs, fights, divorce, adultery, sadism, unnecessary fuss and sex,’ he says now. After that initial fuss and confusion things calmed down a bit. The management accepted the payment wanting to resolve the matter without excess fuss before the guests checked out. This ludicrous fuss epitomises our confused attitude to official mourning. However, I don't recall any fuss being made about the over-fishing of North Sea Cod to the degree that there are probably less cod left than there are whales. The St Lucian policeman saw her through customs without any fuss, then delivered her to another man in a big car outside the airport compound: her employer. Synonyms ado, excitement, agitation, uproar, to-do, stir, commotion, confusion, disturbance, tumult, hubbub, rigmarole, folderol, brouhaha, furore, storm in a teacup, much ado about nothing upset, worry, bother, row fluster, flurry, bustle informal palaver, hoo-ha, ballyhoo, flap, tizzy, stew, song and dance, performance, pantomime British informal carry-on, kerfuffle North American informal fuss and feathers literary pother 1.1in singular A protest or dispute of a specified degree or kind. 反对，抗议；争论 he didn't put up too much of a fuss 他没怎么争辩。 Example sentencesExamples If I had not caused a fuss, it's possible I wouldn't have received it at all. Part of this revolution was the news that professional footballers should eat lots of pasta and get to bed early, information that most of them could have got from their parents without all the fuss. I made a big fuss and I was rewarded with a FREE dye job. This ‘guardian’ of the environment wasn't even sacked, only suspended (until the fuss died down). Don't really see why everyone kicks up such a fuss about how dangerous it is - there's clearly no danger at all, and I certainly haven't become hooked, either. The problem was, I think, that we were arriving at what was probably the back end of it all and that residents of the area had started kicking up a bit of a fuss at being invaded on a yearly basis by hordes of the great unwashed. There's been a media fuss over the use of animals in this circus, but it seems misplaced. This idea was soon quashed as Len didn't want a fuss, and besides it would clash with Rotary's Henley-on-Todd and he had to be there to hand out certificates. Insiders revealed that the handsome star was left with no choice but to retract his complaint quickly returned to work without a fuss. If 20 tonnes of highly radioactive liquefied uranium and plutonium fuel had leaked out of a reprocessing system you'd think there might be a bit of a fuss wouldn't you? People are forced to take to the streets, organise petitions, write letters and generally make a proper fuss in protest. I strongly suspect, although I do not know, that most of the people kicking up the fuss are Protestant or Jewish. His analysis is that British socialism took a wrong turn in the 1940s, and that the fuss between private and public sector has no place in a party concerned about the ordinary person. One woman took up 4 reserved seats with her family and caused a huge fuss when asked to move. My understanding is you'd like an outside reader's appraisal of its academic merit, as there's been a bit of a fuss about it over there at Athabasca University. They caused a little fuss, but were soon subdued. I don't think so (both because I don't think I made much of a fuss, and because there is a real issue here). When a player raises a fuss about his contract, he's considered a malcontent. In the application that Opel gave to the court, a huge fuss is being made about naming names. Synonyms protest, complaint, objection grumble, whine tantrum, outburst, hysterics commotion, trouble informal grouse, gripe 1.2 Elaborate or complex procedures; trouble or difficulty. 繁琐的手续；麻烦；困难 they settled in with very little fuss 他们没碰到多少麻烦就安顿下来了。 Example sentencesExamples In a sector full of uncertainty, false starts and expensive delays, their aim is to design and complete attractive commercial enterprises with the minimum of fuss. Trevor always made them feel welcome in his bank and sorted out their problems with the minimum of fuss, winning him many new and satisfied customers. They'll all get you from A to B with a minimum of fuss. The 29-year-old has slotted into Anderson's team with a minimum of fuss after eight months out of football with an Achilles injury. There is the strong, silent type, quite happy quietly to immerse himself in his novel environment, settling in gradually with a minimum of fuss. Basically, it does exactly what it says on the tin with the minimum of fuss and hassle. When it's his turn to head up on stage for his sound and lighting check pre-show, he strolls up with minimum of fuss, his guitar the only accompaniment to his outfit of jeans and a loose dark jumper. The top-weight shrugged of his impost with the minimum of fuss, easing into the lead with less than four furlongs to go and then scampering away for a seven lengths success. Everyone knows that using gas appliances is better for the environment, and now there's a local business that can look after all your gas needs with a minimum of fuss. From this point on, the bypass was completed with relatively little fuss. Incidents of civil disobedience are now jointly orchestrated by participants and police so they can be carried out with minimum fuss. This is partly because I specifically chose a fairly straightforward, low-stress place so I can pursue my volunteer training with minimum fuss. It must be done with the minimum of fuss, but with a broad range of dishes and a good selection of wines. It names each track, adds it to your library and lets you rate each song or add it to your own folders without any fuss. Finished one column this morning; composed the other on the way to work, and banged it out with a minimum of fuss and second guessing. Well, we should expect our electrical appliances to become even more sophisticated - tailored to helping us do many of our domestic duties with minimum fuss. We want you to be able to find your way around the newspaper with ease; to be able to locate a particular article or feature story with the minimum fuss. With the minimum of fuss, two masseurs, working in unison, applied hot medicated oils over my body and set about the task of coaxing the knots out of my protesting muscles. However, it is simple to mix and may conveniently be started the night before with a minimum of fuss needed to complete it the next day. Comfortable and with the minimum of fuss, St Louis had done more than enough to seal their place in the decider against St Columb's of Derry. Synonyms bother, trouble, inconvenience, effort, exertion, labour informal hassle verb fʌsfəs [no object] 1Show unnecessary or excessive concern about something. 瞎操心，大惊小怪，过分讲究 she's always fussing about her food 她在吃的方面总是过分讲究。 Example sentencesExamples The ‘sick room’ in our house always had a boarder, over whom my mother would fuss endlessly, soothing a real or imagined fever. He's a real pain because he's always fussing annoyingly about books and cars and his appearance, but my friends think he's cool. To spend a few days among the Olympic footballers was to see plainly that the Argentinians enjoyed the democracy of it more than, say, the Italian squad, some of whom fussed about transport and food. Gatherings such as this always made him fuss unusually about his appearance, when he normally did not care. He treated me like a daughter he never had, fussing and worrying about me. He pulled his old work boots on over his socks, he kept his socks clean because she'd always fussed over him getting a cold from wet socks. He said that fretting and fussing about rural housing is a very superficial symptom of a much greater and far deeper change the collapse of agriculture. I fussed and worried and finally I pressed the send button. There's no lawn to mow, no billowy shrubs to prune, few flowers to fuss over. Well, as all offspring know, it is difficult to be assertive with a determined older parent who tells one to stop fussing unnecessarily. Even in 2004, though, babies will still cry and demand things and parents will worry and fuss over them, and I intend to maintain that tradition. She pulled weeds that threatened to grow and fussed over the flowers that were about to bloom. Mrs. Ellis is the traditional mother hen, always fussing over her little brood. It's just that, because she's always been there; fussing and cleaning and polishing, I don't even think about what happens to those mud-stains. The young nurse is fussing over her husband, who always looks distant and bored. But hardly anyone has fussed about a more practical concern: Some of the more elaborate plate designs make it difficult to read the tag numbers. They were fussing over how worried they'd been. My lovely wife fussed and fretted and told me not to move. My Aunt pointed out to me that we always fuss over Dad, but Mum's health isn't great, and it suffers along with my Dad's when something is wrong with him. Phil was, at some times, much like an obsessive nanny, always fussing over the cleanliness of the house. Synonyms worry, fret, be agitated, be worried, take pains, make a big thing out of make a mountain out of a molehill informal get worked up, be in a flap, flap, be in a tizzy, be in a stew, make a meal of, make a (big) thing of 1.1 Busy oneself restlessly. 忙乱 beside him Kegan was fussing with sheets of paper 在他旁边，基根正围着几张纸忙得团团转。 Example sentencesExamples They fussed around, making sure we were comfortable, as we set to work on the red leather-bound menu. After all, aren't there innumerable warnings out there about how easy it is to mess up your computer by fussing with the registry? They fussed around, re-arranging the altar boys and plumping the bishops' cushions. She bustled around, fussing and fiddling with her clothes. The woman with the walker, obviously the mother, fusses a bit with the walker, unsure whether to lean on it or push it over in the direction of one of the daughters, the one who is now folding away her sunglasses as she speaks. She sat down at the dressing table, the maid fussing with her hair. The puppy fussed with a sheet wrinkle; Mary straightened his sheets in a motherly fashion. But the dormouse went fussing about anyway, straightening and re-arranging. She fussed with her hair, make-up and dress making sure everything was perfect. I screamed and tried to fight, crying in frustration while doctors frantically fussed around me, shouting noises that echoed through my head. You can fuss a little with the lunge whip to move the horse forward but the most important driving aid or pressure is the position of your primary line. Rosa was called to brush my hair dry and Inga fussed around finding a dress that she considered suitable. Helen fussed with the sheets on Lee's bed, and then followed Frank to Robert's room. Betsy was fussing with the thick curls, artfully twisting them around her fingers to form short ringlets. I fussed around with buying new glasses at all the major chains, to no success. After that, waiters in bow ties get busy fussing with silverware and bringing on the hot courses. Synonyms bustle, dash, rush, scurry, charge, fly tear around, buzz around, run round in circles 1.2British with object Disturb or bother (someone) 〈英〉打扰；烦扰 when she cries in her sleep, try not to fuss her 她在睡眠中哭喊时，尽量不要打扰她。 Example sentencesExamples It does not fuss me one way or tother, but if they are truly confidential I will want them uplifted and removed. Synonyms pester, disturb, harass irritate, annoy, vex, bother, nag informal hassle 1.3with object Treat (someone) with excessive attention or affection. 过分关怀；过分钟爱（某人） she flattered and fussed her 她对她又是奉承又是关爱有加。 Example sentencesExamples On his way back to the house he stopped by the barn to fuss the mother cat and introduce himself to the kittens. Everyone on the show adores him and men and women were queuing up to fuss him. Freya crouched down and fussed her, not minding her face being licked enthusiastically. He looked very mournful sitting in his basket while the other two were being fussed on my knee. He was busy fussing the returning dancers, lying about what a wonderful show they'd put on. Most of all, Robbie likes to be fussed and stroked. Phrases make a fuss Become angry and complain. 生气；抱怨 I thought Mum might make a fuss but she was in a good mood she'd made a big fuss about not having a Brownie uniform Example sentencesExamples Well if you did make a fuss you might find that there are more people that have the same idea about religion as you do. He added: ‘She's a person who hates making a fuss about ill health.’ And yet no one here makes a fuss about the non-constitutionality of it all. Because I then felt, as a result of making a fuss, or complaining, or wishing to seek that the situation be addressed, I then suffered victimisation. It seems to be one of the rules of life nowadays that those who want to get something done have to make a fuss, and keep on making a fuss. So if your child makes a fuss or is crying, don't be embarrassed and don't worry about what people might be thinking. Denial will tell you to relax: Hey, don't make a fuss, don't embarrass yourself by sounding a false alarm. ‘Someone made a fuss and they finally began picking us up in the canyon,’ she said. If the bombing had happened in Liverpool the inhabitants would be out in the street, moaning and wailing and making a fuss. ACT's response is that she shouldn't have made a fuss or complained, for fear of damaging the party. Synonyms grumble, complain, moan, groan, protest, whine, bleat, carp, cavil, lodge a complaint, make a complaint, make a fuss make a fuss of (or over) Treat (a person or animal) with excessive attention or affection. 过分关怀；过分钟爱（某人） their grandmother made such a fuss of them Derivatives fusser nounˈfʌsəˈfəsər Her approach to life is direct and she can also be pessimistic, critical and something of a fusser. Example sentencesExamples The tidiers, the cleaners, the fussers, the preeners - they are only running toward an early demise. If the iguana is a fusser, wrap him in a large towel and, placing the bundled iguana on the counter in your lap when seated, extract one limb at a time and clip the claws. The result was predictable, and indeed predicted by some observers, yet still came as a shock to the legions of professional fussers mired in wishful thinking. They have looked after all sorts of children: sniffers, fussers, sneaky and bad tempered ones. Origin Early 18th century: perhaps Anglo-Irish. fuzz from late 16th century: If you are ‘caught by the fuzz’ you are arrested by the police. This fuzz is a different word from the one that means ‘a frizzy mass’, and may be a form of fuss, from the idea of the police ‘making a fuss’. It has been used since the 1920s and originated in the USA. The other fuzz entered English in the late 17th century, probably from Dutch or German, although fuzzy is recorded earlier, in around 1600, when it meant ‘spongy’. Fuzzy logic is a form of logic in which a statement can be partially true or false rather than having to be absolutely one or the other. Rhymes bus, buss, concuss, cuss, Gus, huss, muss, plus, pus, Russ, sus, suss, thus, truss, us noun.1 phr. Definition of fuss in US English: fuss nounfəsfəs 1A display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest. 大惊小怪；瞎忙；小题大做 I don't know what all the fuss is about 我不知道这样大惊小怪是为了什么。 Example sentencesExamples So that in that sense, there was quite a bit of fuss about it at the time, but once the interviews aired, that particular controversy disappeared. And who is likely to benefit from all the fuss and excitement? The management accepted the payment wanting to resolve the matter without excess fuss before the guests checked out. She appeared bored, and I knew she thought I was making a lot of unnecessary fuss. I am still struggling to take it in but the amount of fuss around me tells me that something pretty damned big has happened! Greenough Shire Council agreed to invest $100,000 in a tourism project on Wednesday with little fuss or confusion. After that initial fuss and confusion things calmed down a bit. Nothing much ever happens, the inhabitants just get on with everyday life with the minimum of fuss, stress and excitement. They display the sort of heightened fuss and control typical of a man likely to fly apart at any moment. That was the whole dream - no excitement, no fuss, no great drama. In the beginning there was so much flurry and fuss. However, I don't recall any fuss being made about the over-fishing of North Sea Cod to the degree that there are probably less cod left than there are whales. This video shows what happened in Atlanta that is causing all the worry and fuss. And why, in this case, is there so much fuss over a performer who happens to be white when his lyrical content has been the stock-in-trade of black rappers for a decade and more? A cheque submitted without fuss or fanfare would prove their real commitment to the cause but would not, of course, garner as many gushing puff pieces or adoring photographs. This ludicrous fuss epitomises our confused attitude to official mourning. It's all a lot of fuss and nonsense got up by some pesky civil rights activists, some of whom you can find here at Stand. The St Lucian policeman saw her through customs without any fuss, then delivered her to another man in a big car outside the airport compound: her employer. ‘There is no room in my life for drugs, fights, divorce, adultery, sadism, unnecessary fuss and sex,’ he says now. A lot of unnecessary fuss is being created about the registration procedure required under the bill. Synonyms ado, excitement, agitation, uproar, to-do, stir, commotion, confusion, disturbance, tumult, hubbub, rigmarole, folderol, brouhaha, furore, storm in a teacup, much ado about nothing 1.1 A protest or dispute of a specified degree or kind. 反对，抗议；争论 he didn't put up too much of a fuss 他没怎么争辩。 Example sentencesExamples The problem was, I think, that we were arriving at what was probably the back end of it all and that residents of the area had started kicking up a bit of a fuss at being invaded on a yearly basis by hordes of the great unwashed. My understanding is you'd like an outside reader's appraisal of its academic merit, as there's been a bit of a fuss about it over there at Athabasca University. If I had not caused a fuss, it's possible I wouldn't have received it at all. People are forced to take to the streets, organise petitions, write letters and generally make a proper fuss in protest. One woman took up 4 reserved seats with her family and caused a huge fuss when asked to move. I strongly suspect, although I do not know, that most of the people kicking up the fuss are Protestant or Jewish. If 20 tonnes of highly radioactive liquefied uranium and plutonium fuel had leaked out of a reprocessing system you'd think there might be a bit of a fuss wouldn't you? Don't really see why everyone kicks up such a fuss about how dangerous it is - there's clearly no danger at all, and I certainly haven't become hooked, either. Insiders revealed that the handsome star was left with no choice but to retract his complaint quickly returned to work without a fuss. When a player raises a fuss about his contract, he's considered a malcontent. This ‘guardian’ of the environment wasn't even sacked, only suspended (until the fuss died down). His analysis is that British socialism took a wrong turn in the 1940s, and that the fuss between private and public sector has no place in a party concerned about the ordinary person. I don't think so (both because I don't think I made much of a fuss, and because there is a real issue here). I made a big fuss and I was rewarded with a FREE dye job. Part of this revolution was the news that professional footballers should eat lots of pasta and get to bed early, information that most of them could have got from their parents without all the fuss. This idea was soon quashed as Len didn't want a fuss, and besides it would clash with Rotary's Henley-on-Todd and he had to be there to hand out certificates. They caused a little fuss, but were soon subdued. In the application that Opel gave to the court, a huge fuss is being made about naming names. There's been a media fuss over the use of animals in this circus, but it seems misplaced. Synonyms protest, complaint, objection 1.2 Elaborate or complex procedures; trouble or difficulty. 繁琐的手续；麻烦；困难 they settled in with very little fuss 他们没碰到多少麻烦就安顿下来了。 Example sentencesExamples The top-weight shrugged of his impost with the minimum of fuss, easing into the lead with less than four furlongs to go and then scampering away for a seven lengths success. Comfortable and with the minimum of fuss, St Louis had done more than enough to seal their place in the decider against St Columb's of Derry. They'll all get you from A to B with a minimum of fuss. Well, we should expect our electrical appliances to become even more sophisticated - tailored to helping us do many of our domestic duties with minimum fuss. When it's his turn to head up on stage for his sound and lighting check pre-show, he strolls up with minimum of fuss, his guitar the only accompaniment to his outfit of jeans and a loose dark jumper. It must be done with the minimum of fuss, but with a broad range of dishes and a good selection of wines. Trevor always made them feel welcome in his bank and sorted out their problems with the minimum of fuss, winning him many new and satisfied customers. However, it is simple to mix and may conveniently be started the night before with a minimum of fuss needed to complete it the next day. We want you to be able to find your way around the newspaper with ease; to be able to locate a particular article or feature story with the minimum fuss. Finished one column this morning; composed the other on the way to work, and banged it out with a minimum of fuss and second guessing. With the minimum of fuss, two masseurs, working in unison, applied hot medicated oils over my body and set about the task of coaxing the knots out of my protesting muscles. The 29-year-old has slotted into Anderson's team with a minimum of fuss after eight months out of football with an Achilles injury. From this point on, the bypass was completed with relatively little fuss. There is the strong, silent type, quite happy quietly to immerse himself in his novel environment, settling in gradually with a minimum of fuss. This is partly because I specifically chose a fairly straightforward, low-stress place so I can pursue my volunteer training with minimum fuss. In a sector full of uncertainty, false starts and expensive delays, their aim is to design and complete attractive commercial enterprises with the minimum of fuss. Everyone knows that using gas appliances is better for the environment, and now there's a local business that can look after all your gas needs with a minimum of fuss. It names each track, adds it to your library and lets you rate each song or add it to your own folders without any fuss. Basically, it does exactly what it says on the tin with the minimum of fuss and hassle. Incidents of civil disobedience are now jointly orchestrated by participants and police so they can be carried out with minimum fuss. Synonyms bother, trouble, inconvenience, effort, exertion, labour verbfəsfəs [no object] 1Show unnecessary or excessive concern about something. 瞎操心，大惊小怪，过分讲究 she's always fussing about her food 她在吃的方面总是过分讲究。 Example sentencesExamples My lovely wife fussed and fretted and told me not to move. There's no lawn to mow, no billowy shrubs to prune, few flowers to fuss over. Well, as all offspring know, it is difficult to be assertive with a determined older parent who tells one to stop fussing unnecessarily. The ‘sick room’ in our house always had a boarder, over whom my mother would fuss endlessly, soothing a real or imagined fever. Even in 2004, though, babies will still cry and demand things and parents will worry and fuss over them, and I intend to maintain that tradition. It's just that, because she's always been there; fussing and cleaning and polishing, I don't even think about what happens to those mud-stains. He said that fretting and fussing about rural housing is a very superficial symptom of a much greater and far deeper change the collapse of agriculture. They were fussing over how worried they'd been. To spend a few days among the Olympic footballers was to see plainly that the Argentinians enjoyed the democracy of it more than, say, the Italian squad, some of whom fussed about transport and food. He treated me like a daughter he never had, fussing and worrying about me. He's a real pain because he's always fussing annoyingly about books and cars and his appearance, but my friends think he's cool. The young nurse is fussing over her husband, who always looks distant and bored. My Aunt pointed out to me that we always fuss over Dad, but Mum's health isn't great, and it suffers along with my Dad's when something is wrong with him. She pulled weeds that threatened to grow and fussed over the flowers that were about to bloom. Mrs. Ellis is the traditional mother hen, always fussing over her little brood. Gatherings such as this always made him fuss unusually about his appearance, when he normally did not care. But hardly anyone has fussed about a more practical concern: Some of the more elaborate plate designs make it difficult to read the tag numbers. He pulled his old work boots on over his socks, he kept his socks clean because she'd always fussed over him getting a cold from wet socks. I fussed and worried and finally I pressed the send button. Phil was, at some times, much like an obsessive nanny, always fussing over the cleanliness of the house. Synonyms worry, fret, be agitated, be worried, take pains, make a big thing out of 1.1 Move around or busy oneself restlessly. 忙乱 beside him Kelly was fussing with sheets of paper 在他旁边，基根正围着几张纸忙得团团转。 Example sentencesExamples She sat down at the dressing table, the maid fussing with her hair. They fussed around, making sure we were comfortable, as we set to work on the red leather-bound menu. After that, waiters in bow ties get busy fussing with silverware and bringing on the hot courses. I screamed and tried to fight, crying in frustration while doctors frantically fussed around me, shouting noises that echoed through my head. You can fuss a little with the lunge whip to move the horse forward but the most important driving aid or pressure is the position of your primary line. But the dormouse went fussing about anyway, straightening and re-arranging. Betsy was fussing with the thick curls, artfully twisting them around her fingers to form short ringlets. She fussed with her hair, make-up and dress making sure everything was perfect. After all, aren't there innumerable warnings out there about how easy it is to mess up your computer by fussing with the registry? Helen fussed with the sheets on Lee's bed, and then followed Frank to Robert's room. The puppy fussed with a sheet wrinkle; Mary straightened his sheets in a motherly fashion. They fussed around, re-arranging the altar boys and plumping the bishops' cushions. The woman with the walker, obviously the mother, fusses a bit with the walker, unsure whether to lean on it or push it over in the direction of one of the daughters, the one who is now folding away her sunglasses as she speaks. She bustled around, fussing and fiddling with her clothes. Rosa was called to brush my hair dry and Inga fussed around finding a dress that she considered suitable. I fussed around with buying new glasses at all the major chains, to no success. Synonyms bustle, dash, rush, scurry, charge, fly 1.2British with object Disturb or bother (someone) 〈英〉打扰；烦扰 when she cries in her sleep, try not to fuss her 她在睡眠中哭喊时，尽量不要打扰她。 Example sentencesExamples It does not fuss me one way or tother, but if they are truly confidential I will want them uplifted and removed. Synonyms pester, disturb, harass Phrases make a fuss Become angry and complain. 生气；抱怨 Example sentencesExamples And yet no one here makes a fuss about the non-constitutionality of it all. He added: ‘She's a person who hates making a fuss about ill health.’ If the bombing had happened in Liverpool the inhabitants would be out in the street, moaning and wailing and making a fuss. Because I then felt, as a result of making a fuss, or complaining, or wishing to seek that the situation be addressed, I then suffered victimisation. ACT's response is that she shouldn't have made a fuss or complained, for fear of damaging the party. Well if you did make a fuss you might find that there are more people that have the same idea about religion as you do. It seems to be one of the rules of life nowadays that those who want to get something done have to make a fuss, and keep on making a fuss. Denial will tell you to relax: Hey, don't make a fuss, don't embarrass yourself by sounding a false alarm. So if your child makes a fuss or is crying, don't be embarrassed and don't worry about what people might be thinking. ‘Someone made a fuss and they finally began picking us up in the canyon,’ she said. Synonyms grumble, complain, moan, groan, protest, whine, bleat, carp, cavil, lodge a complaint, make a complaint, make a fuss make a fuss over Treat (a person or animal) with excessive attention or affection. 过分关怀；过分钟爱（某人） she hated it when people made a fuss over her Example sentencesExamples I was thoroughly pampered and made a fuss of, and although I'm not quite sure how I got so lucky or deserving, I loved every minute of it. He made sure there was food and water there for me and he always spoke kindly to me, made a fuss over me. He always used to play with her and make a fuss of her - and she used to play with his mask sometimes. I'm no canine expert, but I know that when your dog is inconsolably terrified due to random fireworks exploding around your house, the worse thing you can do is make a fuss of them as you are inadvertently praising the behaviour. ‘She's quiet and quite shy, and loves to be stroked and made a fuss of,’ said owner Margaret Brown. And she's always loved to be cuddled and nursed and made a fuss of by her parents. Nor does he display too much affection or make a fuss over them. Mealtimes seem to be a particular success, with some residents inviting children to sit at their tables and making a fuss of them. What really bothered me was that he didn't seem too surprised that his mother wasn't taking much notice of him - mind you, he had his daddy making a fuss over him, which is something that happens about a millionth as much as I'd like. She never wanted people to make a fuss over her, although she loved to make a fuss over them. Origin Early 18th century: perhaps Anglo-Irish. noun.1 phr.
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