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strait-laced ADJ derog

strait-laced

(道德观念)古板严谨的 gǔbǎn yánjǐn de

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One day someone asked him to teach drumming to a strait-laced corporate group. www.smh.com.au

Early roles were rather strait-laced, he then sometimes played his "snide" character: quite slimy and smarmy with a distinctive nasal voice. en.wikipedia.org

She comes from a well-bred, strait-laced family and becomes lost in the woods one day during an attempt to escape her smothered lifestyle. en.wikipedia.org

In a medium whose heroes tended to be serious and strait-laced, he created three who were wonderfully reckless and exuberant. en.wikipedia.org

The school's strait-laced reputation is a major selling point in athletic recruiting. en.wikipedia.org

Now the son is engaged to be married, so how to introduce his unusual parents to his fiancee's strait-laced parents? www.broadwayworld.com

We are sure there are a few strait-laced, hardworking baggage-free butchers awaiting their chance with bated breath! www.breakingnews.ie

Yet even this content-free agitation, this strait-laced, narcissistic example-setting, isn't going so well. www.macleans.ca

He was well liked and respected by his cadets because of his strait-laced, solemn, yet amiable disposition. en.wikipedia.org

Though he appears to be the more strait-laced of the two main hosts, he is also known for his dry wit. en.wikipedia.org

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