Word · Frequency #24382
tinsel
金属箔;闪光箔条
核心释义
Thin shiny metal or metallic-looking foil used for decoration, especially narrow glittering strips often strung on thread.
- 1.
装饰用薄金属箔或金属质感箔片,尤指串在线上、用于圣诞装饰的闪亮箔条。
A thin, shiny foil for ornamental purposes which is of a material made of metal or resembling metal; especially, narrow glittering strips of such a material, often strung on to thread, and traditionally at Christmastime draped on Christmas trees, hung from balustrades or ceilings, or wrapped around objects as a decoration.
- 2.
闪亮而俗气之物,尤指华而不实的东西。
Anything shining and gaudy; especially something superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable.
华而不实的东西;俗艳之物;装饰用薄金属箔或金属质感箔片,尤指串在线上、用于圣诞装饰的闪亮箔条。;闪亮而俗气之物,尤指华而不实的东西。;金属丝;金属箔
用法In use
Every December, we hang shiny tinsel on the Christmas tree.
用法提示:tinsel 是名词,此处指装饰用的闪光箔条,作 hang 的宾语。
The party decorations were bright with tinsel and colorful lights.
用法提示:tinsel 是名词,这里指装饰用的闪光箔条,作介词 with 的宾语。
She bought a roll of tinsel to make the room feel more festive.
用法提示:tinsel 是名词,表示装饰材料,作 bought 的宾语。
decorate [sth] with tinsel
tinsel 通常为不可数名词;with 引出所用的装饰材料。
We decorated the living room with tinsel for New Year's Eve.
为了除夕夜,我们用闪亮的箔条装饰了客厅。
hang tinsel on [sth]
hang 的过去式是 hung;on 后接被装饰的物体。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- Christmas tinsel
- 圣诞闪光箔条
- We bought Christmas tinsel to decorate the living room.我们买了圣诞闪光箔条来装饰客厅。
- tinsel garland
- 闪光箔条花彩
- A bright tinsel garland hung over the fireplace.壁炉上方挂着一条闪亮的箔条花彩。
- tinsel and baubles
- 闪光箔条和装饰球
- They took all the tinsel and baubles down after New Year.新年过后,他们把所有闪光箔条和装饰球都取了下来。
- tinsel town
- 浮华之都(常指好莱坞)
- The film tells the story of a young actress trying to make it in tinsel town.这部电影讲的是一个年轻女演员想在浮华的好莱坞闯出一番天地的故事。
- tinsel and glitter
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 tin(锡)做的箔条,闪闪发光挂在圣诞树上;tinsel 就是那种闪亮又俗气的装饰。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:圣诞装饰、形容事物华而不实 通常用于日常描述圣诞装饰或形容华而不实的事物,比较中性,正式和口语场合都可使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于复数形式 tinsels,表示多条金属丝或金属箔
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
tinsel 的重音在第一个音节,最后一个非重读音节读 /səl/。morsel、parcel、vessel、stencil、pencil 都含有这个 /səl/ 音,但重读元音不同,所以与 tinsel 并不完全押韵。注意拼写以 -sel 结尾但读 /zəl/ 的词,如 chisel、damsel、weasel,不要被拼写误导。
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