Word · Frequency #21616
tawdry
俗丽的；花哨而廉价的
tastelessly showy
- 1.
Of clothing, appearance, etc., cheap and gaudy; showy.
廉价花哨的；俗艳的。
- 2.
tastelessly showy
俗艳的
- 3.
Of a character, behavior, or situation, etc., unseemly, base, mean-spirited, shameful.
不体面的；卑劣的；可耻的。
- 4.
cheap and shoddy; - Judith Crist
廉价劣质的
廉价花哨的；俗艳的。；俗艳的；不体面的；卑劣的；可耻的。；廉价劣质的；廉价而俗丽的
In use
She picked out a tawdry dress for the party, all sequins and cheap lace.
The second shop sold even tawdrier souvenirs than the first.
Of all the ornaments on the shelf, this one is the tawdriest.
tawdry ornaments
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。
tawdry + noun
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
Common mistakes
She wore a tawdry to the party.
Connections
Collocations
- tawdry jewelry
- 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。
- tawdry dress
- 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。
- tawdry trinkets
- 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。
- tawdry display
- 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。
- tawdry scandal
- 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。
- tawdry glamour
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.