showy
英 ['ʃəʊɪ]
美['ʃoi]
- adj. 艳丽的；炫耀的；显眼的
词态变化
比较级: showier;最高级: showiest;副词: showily;名词: showiness;
中文词源
showy 炫耀的，艳丽的
show,展示，炫耀，-y,形容词后缀。
英英释意
- 1. marked by conspicuous display;
- "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"
- "a splashy half-page ad"
- 2. elaborately or excessively ornamented;
- "flamboyant handwriting"
- "the senator's florid speech"
- 3. marked by extravagant display
- 4. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
英文词源
- showy (adj.)
- 1712, from show (n.) + -y (2). Related: Showiness; showiness. Originally in a positive sense.
考试真题
- The Consumer Electronics Show in recent years has begun to focus more on the practical value than the showiness of electronic devices.
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实用场景例句
- showy flowers
- 艳丽的花朵
牛津词典
- Since he was color blind, he favored large, showy flowers...
- 因为他是色盲，所以他喜爱大朵艳丽的花。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They were smart but not showy.
- 他们衣着讲究但不惹眼。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Showy in a tasteless or vulgar way.
- 一种清亮无色无嗅无味的液体.
期刊摘选
- He seemed rather showy and bad form at the party.
- 在聚会上他显得有些装腔作势,而且举止无礼.
期刊摘选
- She is always criticized for making a showy display of her abilities.
- 她总是因锋芒毕露而受人批评.
期刊摘选
- Her dress was too showy for such a formal occasion.
- 在如此正式的场合,她的服装过分华丽了.
《简明英汉词典》
- This one is a bit too showy.
- 这件有点儿太鲜艳了.
期刊摘选
- Then there had been the pleasurable excitement of choosing a showy grey stepper for May's brougham.
- 后来为了给梅的马车选一匹体面的灰色快马,他愉快地激动了一阵.
辞典例句
- The whole thing was much too showy.
- 整个事情都未免太炫耀了.
辞典例句
- Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated for its showy radiate yellow flower heads.
- 产自得克萨斯州的一年生草本植物,叶子呈羽状半裂; 栽培以供观赏其艳丽的、呈辐射状的黄色头状花序.
期刊摘选
- A peony is a showy flower.
- 牡丹是艳丽的花.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- People expect you to hand out something showy when they've decided you're sitting on treasure.
- 一旦人们确信你是个坐在金银堆上的人,就一定会期望你拿出了不得的东西来.
辞典例句
- Begonias are prized equally for their flower as well as their showy leaves.
- 海棠花之所以得到很高的赞赏也有它漂亮叶子的功劳.
期刊摘选
- The wild rose has a less showy blossom.
- 野玫瑰的花儿不那么艳丽.
辞典例句
- He paced the showy hall.
- 他在引人注目的门厅里踱来踱去.
辞典例句
- However, avoid overly expensive jewelry or showy ornaments.
- 当然, 应尽量避免过于奢华的珠宝和外饰.
期刊摘选
- Saddam's showy return to the faith was perhaps not entirely cynical.
- 萨达姆拿腔作势地皈依伊斯兰教,大概不完全是做给别人看的.
期刊摘选
- Its mourning was not showy, but it was deep.
- 为此,它的哀伤虽然不算显眼, 却相当深重.
期刊摘选
- The term describes a pretentiously showy or impressive facade to draw attention away from dirty conditions.
- 它表示自负的华丽或令人印象深刻的假象来吸引远离肮脏情况的注意.
期刊摘选
- The central meaning shared by these adjectives is. not ornate ostentatious, or showy.
- 这些形容词共有的一个中心意思是指. 不华丽的,不虚饰的, 朴实无华的.
期刊摘选
- A bauble is a showy ornament of little value.
- 廉价珠宝是华而不实的装饰品.
期刊摘选
- Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
- 在澳大利亚通常长有长青多刺的叶子和稠密的华丽花丛的乔木和的灌木.
期刊摘选
- To promote or attempt to sell ( a commercial product, for example ) in an overaggressive or showy manner.
- 强行推销用过于夸张或卖弄的方式推销或试图兜售 ( 如商业产品 )
期刊摘选
- Since he was color blind, he favored large, showy flowers.
- 因为他是色盲，所以他喜爱大朵艳丽的花。
辞典例句
- They were smart but not showy.
- 他们衣着讲究但不惹眼。
柯林斯例句
- He scrawled his name across the bill, underlining it with a showy flourish.
- 他在账单上潦草地签上自己的名字，并在名字下面画了一条花体线。
柯林斯例句
- The clothes were very showy, very theatrical.
- 那些衣服很艳丽很华美，像戏装一样。
柯林斯例句