tawdry

英[?t?:dri]

美[?t?dri]

基本釋義

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

你會參觀歌劇表演，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,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, 世界最古老的職業向來就是低俗的.

互聯網

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

想讓我把才智耗費在這種脆而不堅的競爭上嗎 ?

互聯網

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