tawdry

英 ['tɔːdrɪ] 美 ['tɔdri]
  • adj. 非常华丽的;廉价而俗丽的
  • n. 俗丽的东西;廉价而俗丽之物

助记提示


1. hortened from tawdry lace (1540s), an alteration of St. Audrey's lace.
2. maybe shortened form of St. Audrey.
3. St. Audrey => staudrey => taudrey => tawdry.

双语例句


1. Do you attend operas , or do you read tawdry novels ?
你会参观歌剧表演,还是阅读通俗小说?

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2. The main street has assumed its tawdry prosperity with discomfort.
繁华的大街透着一股不安的气氛.

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3. She slopped about her room, unkempt and dishevelled, in her tawdry dressing - gown.
她不修边幅,满头蓬发,穿着俗里俗气的睡衣邋邋遢遢在屋里走来走去.

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4. 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.

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5. Everything seemed strange, so tawdry and grotesque.
一切似乎都很新奇, 很花哨,而且滑稽可笑.

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