mawkish

英 [ˈmɔːkɪʃ]

美 [ˈmɔːkɪʃ]

adj.  无病呻吟的; 自作多情的; 多愁善感的

GRE

BNC.35860 / COCA.36363

牛津词典

adj.

• 无病呻吟的；自作多情的；多愁善感的
  expressing or sharing emotion in a way that is exaggerated or embarrassing
  1. a mawkish poem
     无病呻吟的诗歌

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （事情）多愁善感的，可笑的
  You can describe something asmawkishwhen you think it is sentimental and silly.
  1. A sordid, sentimental plot unwinds, with an inevitable mawkish ending.
     一段灰暗而感伤的情节慢慢展开，最后是一个不可避免的幼稚可笑的结局。

英英释义

adj

• effusively or insincerely emotional
  1. a bathetic novel
  2. maudlin expressions of sympathy
  3. mushy effusiveness
  4. a schmaltzy song
  5. sentimental soap operas
  6. slushy poetry
  Synonym:batheticdrippyhokeymaudlinkitschymushyschmaltzyschmalzysentimentalsoppysoupyslushy

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