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a tony + noun
形容词，意为‘高贵的、时髦的’，常修饰地点或风格。
They bought a house in a tony neighborhood.
他们在时髦的社区买了一栋房子。
傻瓜；笨蛋
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傻瓜；笨蛋
simpleton
They bought a house in a tony neighborhood.
他们在时髦的社区买了一栋房子。
美国戏剧协会颁发的任何小雕像
Any of the statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing.
He felt like a real tony when he realized he had left his wallet on the bus.
当他发现把钱包落在公交车上时，他觉得自己真是个傻瓜。
The cheat saw a tony waiting at the station and decided to approach him.
骗子看到车站有个傻瓜在等车，便决定上前搭话。
Don't be such a tony — that deal is obviously a scam.
别这么傻了——那笔交易显然是个骗局。
形容词，意为‘高贵的、时髦的’，常修饰地点或风格。
They bought a house in a tony neighborhood.
他们在时髦的社区买了一栋房子。
The decor of the hotel is very tony.
这家酒店的装修非常高档。
名词，意为‘傻瓜’，口语用法，含贬义。
Don't be such a tony; think before you act.
别像个傻瓜似的，行动前先想想。
He always acts like a tony in meetings.
他在会议上总是表现得很愚蠢。
Not this
He is tony.
Use this
He is a tony.
当tony作名词表示'傻瓜'时，是可数名词，中文学习者常忽略冠词，应加不定冠词a。
Not this
That is a toney restaurant.
Use this
That is a tony restaurant.
tony作为形容词表示'时髦的'，常被误拼为toney，应纠正为tony。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
高档社区
They live in a tony neighborhood of the city.
他们住在城市的高档社区。
豪华度假村
The tony resort offers exclusive services.
这家豪华度假村提供专属服务。
时髦餐厅
We had dinner at a tony restaurant downtown.
我们在市中心一家时髦餐厅吃了晚餐。
时尚街区
The tony district is known for its upscale boutiques.
这个时尚街区以高档精品店闻名。
Use tony naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Tony（托尼）既表示时髦高贵，也指傻瓜，反差记忆。
注册：非正式；典型语境：描述高档住宅区、时尚场所等。注：多用于美国英语，比较口语化。
Words ending in '-ony' pronounced /-əuni/ (e.g., bony, pony, phony) rhyme with tony. However, caution: 'onyx' (/ˈɒnɪks/) does not rhyme despite the spelling.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.