taw
dry
形容词比较级
more tawdry
形容词最高级
most tawdry
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俗艳的, 花哨但低劣的
gaudy or attention‑seeking in appearance, but lacking real value, refinement, or taste
- The ballroom was decorated with tawdry tinsel and plastic jewels.
舞厅用俗艳的金属丝和塑料珠宝装饰着。
- Her tawdry costume sparkled under the lights but looked flimsy up close.
她俗艳的服装在灯光下闪闪发光,但近看却显得单薄。
- The shop was full of tawdry souvenirs aimed at unsuspecting tourists.
这家商店里满是针对毫无戒心的游客的俗气纪念品。
- His tawdry performance tried to dazzle but felt hollow.
他俗艳的表演试图炫目,但感觉空洞。
- The flashy ad campaign gave the product a tawdry, insincere image.
花哨的广告活动给产品带来了俗丽、不真诚的形象。
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不道德的, 可耻的
immoral, shameful, or disreputable; often describing actions, situations, or reputations that feel morally degraded or sleazy
- The scandal revealed tawdry details about the politician's private life.
丑闻揭露了关于这位政客私生活的低俗细节。
- They were caught in a tawdry scheme to defraud investors.
他们陷入了一个卑鄙的欺诈投资者的阴谋中。
- The novel explored the tawdry underworld of the city.
这部小说探索了这座城市低俗的地下世界。
- It was a tawdry episode in the history of the organization.
这是该组织历史上一个低俗的事件。
- Gossip magazines thrived on such tawdry revelations.
八卦杂志靠这种低俗的爆料而繁荣。