tawdry

英[ˈtɔ:dri]

美[ˈtɔdri]

GRE

基本释义

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？

辞典例句

The main street has assumed its tawdry prosperity with discomfort.

繁华的大街透着一股不安的气氛.

辞典例句

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.

辞典例句

Everything seemed strange, so tawdry and grotesque.

一切似乎都很新奇, 很花哨,而且滑稽可笑.

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

但是,话说回来, 世界最古老的职业向来就是低俗的.

互联网

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

想让我把才智耗费在这种脆而不坚的竞争上吗 ?

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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