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be + tawdry
tawdry 作表语时描述主语具有俗丽的特征。
Her dress was tawdry.
她的连衣裙廉价而俗丽。
俗丽的；花哨而廉价的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
俗丽的；花哨而廉价的
tastelessly showy
Her dress was tawdry.
她的连衣裙廉价而俗丽。
廉价花哨的；俗艳的。
Of clothing, appearance, etc., cheap and gaudy; showy.
俗艳的
tastelessly showy
不体面的；卑劣的；可耻的。
Of a character, behavior, or situation, etc., unseemly, base, mean-spirited, shameful.
廉价劣质的
cheap and shoddy; - Judith Crist
She picked out a tawdry dress for the party, all sequins and cheap lace.
她为派对挑了一条俗丽廉价的裙子，全是亮片和廉价蕾丝。
AI contextual example
The second shop sold even tawdrier souvenirs than the first.
第二家店卖的纪念品比第一家还要俗丽廉价。
AI contextual example
Of all the ornaments on the shelf, this one is the tawdriest.
架子上所有的装饰品中，这一个最俗丽廉价。
AI contextual example
tawdry ornaments
俗艳的装饰品
WordNet
tawdry 作表语时描述主语具有俗丽的特征。
Her dress was tawdry.
她的连衣裙廉价而俗丽。
tawdry 作定语修饰名词，强调物品外观俗气。
a tawdry necklace
一条廉价俗丽的项链
Not this
She wore a tawdry to the party.
Use this
She wore a tawdry dress to the party.
错误：将'tawdry'误用作可数名词，如'a tawdry'。作为名词时，'tawdry'是不可数名词，意为'廉价而俗丽之物'，通常不用冠词。正确用法是作为形容词修饰名词。
Not this
The restaurant served tawdry food.
Use this
The restaurant served cheap food.
错误：'tawdry'意为'廉价而俗丽的'，强调俗丽（showy）而廉价。用于食物时，若仅指价格低廉而无俗丽之意，应用'cheap'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
俗艳廉价的珠宝
She bought a box of tawdry jewelry at the market.
她在市场上买了一盒俗艳廉价的珠宝。
俗艳的连衣裙
He criticized the tawdry dress worn by the actress.
他批评了那位女演员穿的俗艳连衣裙。
花哨廉价的小饰品
The shop was full of tawdry trinkets that fell apart quickly.
那家店里满是花哨廉价、很快散架的小饰品。
俗气的炫耀
Their wealth was shown in a tawdry display of gold-plated furniture.
他们财富的展示方式，是用镀金家具进行俗气的炫耀。
卑劣可耻的丑闻
The mayor resigned amid a tawdry scandal involving bribery.
市长在一桩涉及贿赂的卑劣可耻丑闻中辞职。
浮华俗丽的魅力
He was drawn to the tawdry glamour of the nightclub scene.
他被夜总会场景浮华俗丽的魅力所吸引。
Use tawdry naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆：tawdry里藏着dry(干燥)，想象一条干瘪起皱的廉价裙子，花色俗艳刺眼。
语域：formal 常见场景：written descriptions of clothing or décor、literary criticism tawdry 多用于书面或较正式的描述，指俗艳廉价的装饰或衣着；口语中较少使用。
同韵词：Audrey（/ˈɔdri/）。dawn、awful 中的 aw 也读 /ɔ/，与 tawdry 的 aw 一致。注意拼写相似的词：laundry 多一个 /n/；dry 和 awry 看起来像 -dry，但分别读 /draɪ/ 和 /əˈraɪ/，并不押韵。
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