Word
hokey
/ˈhoʊki/
adjective
虚情假意的；做作的
核心释义
effusively or insincerely emotional
- 1.
矫揉造作的；过分热情或不真诚的情感表达
effusively or insincerely emotional
- 2.
做作的；人为地正式
artificially formal
矫揉造作的；过分热情或不真诚的情感表达；做作的；人为地正式；虚情假意的；做作的
用法In use
I found the movie's ending too hokey to take seriously.
用法提示：hokey 作形容词，表示“做作的”。
The advertisement tried to be touching, but its hokey message made everyone laugh.
用法提示：hokey 描写广告情感虚假、过分煽情。
She rolled her eyes at his hokey apology and walked away.
用法提示：hokey 表示“虚情假意的”，修饰 apology。
be hokey
His speech was so hokey that nobody believed him.
他的演讲非常做作，没人相信他。
find sth hokey
I find the movie's emotional scenes a bit hokey.
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