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adj. be/look chic
chic 作形容词时常用作表语，与 be、look 等连系动词搭配，表示‘时髦而优雅的’。
She looks very chic in that black dress.
她穿着那条黑色连衣裙看起来很别致。
时髦的；别致的
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时髦的；别致的
elegant and stylish
She looks very chic in that black dress.
她穿着那条黑色连衣裙看起来很别致。
优雅的,时髦的。
Elegant, stylish.
She wore a chic black dress to the dinner.
她穿了一条别致的黑色连衣裙去参加晚宴。
That little café has a very chic interior.
那家小咖啡馆的内部装修非常别致。
He looked chic in his new suit.
他穿着新西装显得很帅气时髦。
chic 作形容词时常用作表语，与 be、look 等连系动词搭配，表示‘时髦而优雅的’。
She looks very chic in that black dress.
她穿着那条黑色连衣裙看起来很别致。
作定语时，chic 放在名词前，如 a chic restaurant（一家别致的餐厅）。
He bought a chic new coat for the trip.
他为这次旅行买了一件别致的新外套。
chic 作名词时表示时髦雅致的风格；'a touch of chic' 指‘一丝别致’，是常见的抽象用法。
The hotel has a touch of chic in its simple design.
这家酒店的简约设计中带着一丝别致。
Not this
She is a chic.
Use this
She is chic.
chic 作名词指‘时髦、雅致’，不可数且不能指人；作形容词表示‘时髦的’，用于系动词后作表语。要用形容词描述人，去掉冠词。
Not this
This dress is more chicer than that one.
Use this
This dress is more chic than that one.
chic 的比较级可以是 chicer 或 more chic，两者不能同时使用。‘more chicer’是双重比较级，应改为 more chic 或 chicer。
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轻松别致的；毫不费力的时髦
She looked effortlessly chic in a simple white dress.
她穿着一袭简单的白裙，看上去轻松而时髦。
时髦的服装；别致的套装
She wore a chic outfit to the interview.
她穿了一套别致的服装去面试。
时髦的外表；别致的造型
The new haircut gives her a chic look.
新发型让她看起来十分时髦。
巴黎式的优雅时髦
Her style is the essence of Parisian chic.
她的风格体现了巴黎式的优雅时髦。
时髦的极致；极其时髦
In the 1960s, this dress was considered the height of chic.
在20世纪60年代，这条裙子被认为是极其时髦的。
别致的设计
The hotel's chic design attracts many young guests.
这家酒店别致的设计吸引了许多年轻客人。
做旧别致风格（一种利用旧物、呈现古朴雅致感的装饰风格）
Her apartment is decorated in a shabby chic style.
她的公寓是用做旧别致风格装修的。
波西米亚别致风格（融合波西米亚与时尚的打扮）
She wore a boho chic dress to the music festival.
她穿了一条波西米亚风格的别致连衣裙去音乐节。
海洛因时尚（指20世纪90年代苍白瘦削的时尚风格）
The fashion industry moved away from heroin chic in the late 1990s.
20世纪90年代末，时尚业摒弃了海洛因时尚风格。
古怪即是时尚。
This line comes from the 1978 disco hit 'Le Freak' by the American band Chic, and it became a stylish catchphrase.
这句歌词出自美国乐队Chic在1978年的迪斯科热单《Le Freak》，并成为了一句时髦口号。
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记：chic音似“稀客”，穿得别致时髦的人自然是稀客。
语域：mixed 常见场景：fashion、design、lifestyle chic 作形容词时比较常见于时尚、设计等语境，口语和书面语均可；名词用法多见于书面表达，指时髦雅致的风格。
chic 读作 /ʃiːk/，与 beak、cheek、freak、peak、sleek、weak 押韵（尾音均为 /iːk/）。注意拼写相似的 chick /tʃɪk/ 发短音，且 ch 读 /tʃ/，与 chic 不押韵。
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