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tawdry

英 [ˈtɔːdri]

美 [ˈtɔːdri]

adj.  俗丽而不值钱的; 俗气的; 花里胡哨的; 粗俗的; 下流的; 卑鄙的; 卑污的

GRETEM8

BNC.21616 / COCA.21233

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 俗丽而不值钱的;俗气的;花里胡哨的
      intended to be bright and attractive but cheap and of low quality
      1. tawdry jewellery
        俗丽便宜的首饰
    • 粗俗的;下流的;卑鄙的;卑污的
      involving low moral standards; extremely unpleasant or offensive
      1. a tawdry affair
        卑鄙下流的勾当

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 廉价的;俗气的
      If you describe something such as clothes or decorations astawdry, you mean that they are cheap and show a lack of taste.
      1. ...tawdry jewellery.
        廉价珠宝
    • ADJ-GRADED (故事、事件)令人讨厌的,卑鄙的,不道德的
      If you describe something such as a story or an event astawdry, you mean that it is unpleasant or immoral.
      1. ...the yawning gulf between her fantasies and the tawdry reality.
        她的幻想和冷酷的现实之间的巨大差距
      2. ...the tawdry business of day-to-day bartering and bargaining.
        日复一日做交易讨价还价,让人不胜其烦

    双语例句

    • New York Republican Chris Lee resigned after the photo and some tawdry details at the Internet.
      纽约共和党人ChrisLee在这张照片及一些相关不雅细节在网络上曝光后主动辞职。
    • She saw herself as shallow, tawdry.
      她看到自己只是个穿得花花绿绿的浅薄庸俗的女人。
    • You made all others who came before seem cheap, tawdry, and shallow.
      与你们相比,我之前看过的其他所有车都显得如此廉价、俗气、轻薄。
    • This is a tawdry end to a distinguished political career.
      对于里夫金德爵士杰出的政治生涯而言,这是一个不光彩的结束。
    • If those of tawdry color only in a
      如果那些艳俗的颜色只能留下一种
    • He was looking at some rather tawdry hats in a shop window.
      他在看商店橱窗里的几顶俗丽而不值钱的帽子。
    • Classic culture and art have been replaced by tawdry mystifications, exotic rites and vacation photos.
      经典文化和艺术已经被低俗的故弄玄虚,外国仪式和假期的照片所替代。
    • That dress is just tawdry.
      那条裙子太俗艳了。
    • Steve Coogan, a comedian whose private life has often been newspaper fodder, complained about "tawdry muckraking" and the "sociopathic" treatment meted out by editors.
      史蒂夫·库根,一位私生活经常被报纸拿来说事的喜剧演员,抱怨编辑们“揭发低俗丑闻”以及对待名人的“反社会”倾向。
    • We let you keep your tawdry theatrical mementoes. lsn't that enough?
      我们允许你保留这些粗俗的纪念品,还不够吗?