frothy

英 [ˈfrɒθi]

美 [ˈfrɔːθi]

adj.  有泡沫的; 起泡沫的; 华而不实的; 夸夸其谈的; 花架子的; 轻薄精巧的

最高级：frothiest　比较级：frothier　

GRE

BNC.19983 / COCA.17982

牛津词典

adj.

• 有泡沫的；起泡沫的
  having a mass of small bubbles on the surface
  1. frothy coffee
     泡沫咖啡
• 华而不实的；夸夸其谈的；花架子的
  seeming attractive and enjoyable but having no real value
  1. frothy romantic novels
     轻浮浅薄的浪漫小说
• 轻薄精巧的
  light and delicate

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 起泡沫的;表面多泡沫的
  Afrothyliquid has lots of bubbles on its surface.
  1. ...frothy milk shakes.
     泡沫奶昔

英英释义

adj

• marked by high spirits or excitement
  1. his fertile effervescent mind
  2. scintillating personality
  3. a row of sparkly cheerleaders
  Synonym:bubblingeffervescentscintillatingsparkly
• emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
  1. bubbling champagne
  2. foamy (or frothy) beer
  Synonym:bubblingbubblyfoamingfoamyeffervescingspumy

双语例句

• The frothy levels of government indebtedness prevailing in developed countries are certainly not reassuring.
  发达国家政府普遍存在的高负债水平，当然不会让人放心。
• For the early stage investors, this means increased competition and frothy valuations.
  对于早期投资者而言，这意味着竞争日益激烈，进而导致估值泡沫。
• The problem is that the frothy valuations of Chinese shares leave no room for error as the economy goes through a very challenging switch.
  问题是，在中国经济经历一个非常具有挑战性的转型之际，中国股票的泡沫估值意味着不能有丝毫差错。
• His new film is a frothy romantic comedy.
  他的新电影是一部空洞的爱情喜剧。
• Prices for commercial buildings have retreated 10 per cent or more from the frothy first half of last year.
  与去年上半年的泡沫时期相比，商业地产价格下跌了10%甚至更多。
• The risk is that cheap borrowing will finance suboptimal investments, whether in fixed assets or expensive share buybacks in a frothy equity market.
  这其中的风险在于，廉价借款可能为次优投资提供资金&无论是固定资产还是在起泡的股市上进行代价高昂的股票回购。
• Borrowing cheaply in dollars was especially attractive given the investment opportunities in frothy emerging markets.
  鉴于新兴市场泡沫般的投资机遇，借贷便宜的美元债务尤其有吸引力。
• Frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls.
  象急流或瀑布的起泡的水。
• Frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream.
  牛奶加香料水果或冰淇淋制成的多泡沫的饮料。
• China's frothy property market seems finally to be taking a leg down, which could be bad news not just for China, but for some of its biggest trading partners.
  中国的楼市泡沫似乎终于出现了泄气的迹象，这可能不仅对中国是坏消息，对中国最大的几个贸易伙伴来说也是一样。