tawdry

英 [ˈtɔːdri]

美 [ˈtɔːdri]

adj.  俗丽而不值钱的; 俗气的; 花里胡哨的; 粗俗的; 下流的; 卑鄙的; 卑污的

GRETEM8

BNC.21616 / COCA.21233

牛津词典

adj.

• 俗丽而不值钱的；俗气的；花里胡哨的
  intended to be bright and attractive but cheap and of low quality
  1. tawdry jewellery
     俗丽便宜的首饰
• 粗俗的；下流的；卑鄙的；卑污的
  involving low moral standards; extremely unpleasant or offensive
  1. a tawdry affair
     卑鄙下流的勾当

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 廉价的;俗气的
  If you describe something such as clothes or decorations astawdry, you mean that they are cheap and show a lack of taste.
  1. ...tawdry jewellery.
     廉价珠宝
• ADJ-GRADED (故事、事件)令人讨厌的，卑鄙的，不道德的
  If you describe something such as a story or an event astawdry, you mean that it is unpleasant or immoral.
  1. ...the yawning gulf between her fantasies and the tawdry reality.
     她的幻想和冷酷的现实之间的巨大差距
  2. ...the tawdry business of day-to-day bartering and bargaining.
     日复一日做交易讨价还价，让人不胜其烦

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