词汇 | a goody-goody |
释义 | Idiom a goody-goody someone who tries too hard to please people in authority, especially teachers or parents.Sandra's a real goody-goody - always doing extra homework and arriving early to lessons. goody-goody1. noun Someone who exclusively follows the rules and caters to authority figures; a teacher's pet. Jill's classmates called her a goody-goody after she volunteered to supervise the class while the teacher was away. 2. adjective Self-righteous or sanctimonious. Forget your goody-goody rules and go out on a school night for once! a ˈgoody-goody,a goody ˈtwo-shoes(informal, disapproving) a person who behaves very well to please people in authority such as parents or teachers: Don’t be such a goody-goody!He’s a real goody two-shoes. He’d never do anything that might get him into trouble. |
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