tawdry

GRE

英[?t?:dri]
美[?t?dri]

基本釋義

adj.
俗麗的,華而不實(shí)的

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

Do you attend operas , or do you read tawdry novels ?

你會(huì)參觀歌劇表演,還是閱讀通俗小說?

辭典例句

The main street has assumed its tawdry prosperity with discomfort.

繁華的大街透著一股不安的氣氛.

辭典例句

She slopped about her room, unkempt and dishevelled, in her tawdry dressing - gown.

她不修邊幅,滿頭蓬發(fā),穿著俗里俗氣的睡衣邋邋遢遢在屋里走來走去.

辭典例句

Everything seemed strange, so tawdry and grotesque.

一切似乎都很新奇, 很花哨,而且滑稽可笑.

辭典例句

But then, the world oldest profession has always been a bit tawdry.

但是,話說回來, 世界最古老的職業(yè)向來就是低俗的.

互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

Sheldon : You want me to use my intelligence in tawdry competition?

想讓我把才智耗費(fèi)在這種脆而不堅(jiān)的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)上 嗎 ?

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英英釋義

Adjective
  • 1. tastelessly showy;

    "a flash car"

    "a flashy ring"

    "garish colors"

    "a gaudy costume"

    "loud sport shirts"

    "a meretricious yet stylish book"

    "tawdry ornaments"

  • 2. cheap and shoddy;

    "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist

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