Word · Frequency #18795
garish
俗艳的；花哨的；过分装饰的
tastelessly showy; excessively bright or decorated in a way that lacks good taste
- 1.
Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
过于炫耀；色彩过于鲜艳以至于显得俗气。
- 2.
tastelessly showy
俗气地炫耀
过于炫耀；色彩过于鲜艳以至于显得俗气。；俗气地炫耀；穿着花哨的；炫耀的；过分装饰的
In use
The hotel lobby was painted in garish colors that hurt my eyes.
She refused to wear the garish dress her aunt had bought her.
He replaced the garish wallpaper with a calm, simple design.
garish colors
garish + noun
修饰名词，描述事物色彩或装饰过分鲜艳、俗气。
She wore a garish dress to the party.
她穿了一件花哨的裙子去参加派对。
be + garish
作表语，说明主语的特征。
The painting is too garish for the room.
这幅画对于这个房间来说太花哨了。
too + garish
常与 too 连用，表示过分。
Connections
Collocations
- garish colors
- 俗艳的颜色
- The room was painted in garish colors that gave me a headache.房间刷成了俗艳的颜色，让我头疼。
- garish makeup
- 浓艳俗气的妆容
- She wore garish makeup to the party, with bright blue eyeshadow.她化着浓艳俗气的妆容去参加聚会，涂着亮蓝色的眼影。
- garish lights
- 刺眼炫目的灯光
- The garish lights of the casino flashed all night.赌场刺眼炫目的灯光整夜闪烁。
- garish outfit
- 花哨俗气的穿着
- His garish outfit made him stand out in the crowd.他花哨俗气的穿着使他在人群中很显眼。
- garish decor
- 俗艳的装饰
- The restaurant's garish decor repelled potential customers.这家餐厅俗艳的装饰让潜在顾客望而却步。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
garish 像 garnish（装饰）少了 n：装饰过头、颜色太艳，就成了俗气的 garish。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing bright or colorful clothing and decor、written reviews and critical descriptions garish 是中性偏正式的用词，多用于书面描述，形容颜色、装饰等过于鲜艳而显得俗气；口语中较少使用，也可说 loud 或 gaudy。
Grammar Note
often used to describe colors or decorations
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 garish 押韵的是 cherish /ˈtʃɛrɪʃ/ 和 perish /ˈpɛrɪʃ/（重读部分同为 /ɛrɪʃ/）。parish、garnish、vanish、banish 都以 -ish 结尾，但重读元音不同，并不押韵，请勿按拼写类推读音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.