| 单词 | flashy |
| 释义 | flashy adjectiveflashy ♦︎ grandiose ♦︎ pretentious ♦︎ showy ♦︎ ostentatious ♦︎ snazzy ♦︎ glitzythese words all describe people or things that are expensive or noticeable in a way that is intended to impress people.这些词均表示人炫耀的、卖弄的或物品铺张的、浮华的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆flashy / showy technique / footwork■ flashy (informal, usually disapproving) (of things) attracting attention by being bright, expensive, large, etc.; (of people) attracting attention by wearing expensive clothes, etc.; (of actions) intended to impress by looking very skilful（物品因昂贵、巨大等）俗艳的，显眼的；（人）穿着奢华的；（举动）炫耀技艺的◆i just want a good reliable car, nothing flashy.我只想要一辆性能可靠的轿车，不要华而不实的那种。◆he was one of those flashy guys with too much money to throw around.他是那种衣着奢华的纨绔子弟，有大把的钱可以挥霍。◆she threw in a lot of flashy footwork to impress the judges.她加入了大量炫技的步法，以打动裁判。■ grandiose /grændiəʊs; name grændioʊs/ (disapproving) seeming very impressive but too large, complicated or expensive to be practical or possible华而不实的；浮夸的；不切实际的◆the grandiose scheme for a journey across the desert came to nothing.不切实际的穿越沙漠计划不了了之。◆the city is home to a new, and particularly grandiose opera house.这个城市是一座特别华而不实的新歌剧院的所在地。ⓘ grandiose is used especially to talk about claims, ideas, objectives, plans, projects, proposals and schemes, as well as buildings. * grandiose 尤用以修饰 claim、idea、objective、plan、project、proposal、scheme 以及各种建筑。■ pretentious /prɪtenʃəs/ (disapproving) trying to appear important or intelligent in order to impress other people; trying to be sth that you are not, in order to impress炫耀的；虚夸的；自命不凡的◆that's a pretentious name for a cat!猫叫这个名字真够炫的！◆it was just an ordinary house－nothing pretentious.那只是一座普通的房子，没有要故作特别。◆he's so pretentious!他太自命不凡了！ opp unpretentious → modest ➡ see also pretension → pretension ■ showy (often disapproving) so bright, colourful, large or exaggerated that it attracts a lot of attention显眼的；艳丽的；花哨的◆these showy flowers make wonderful patio plants.这些花朵艳丽的植物用来装点露台非常棒。◆she wore a lot of showy jewellery.她戴着很多显摆的首饰。■ ostentatious /ɒstenteɪʃəs; name ɑːstenteɪʃəs/ (rather formal, usually disapproving) (of a thing) expensive or noticeable in a way that is intended to impress people; (of a person) behaving in a way that is meant to impress people by showing how rich or important they are; (of an action) done in a very obvious way so that people will notice it（物品）铺张的，浮华的；（人）炫耀的，卖弄的；（举动）夸张的，招摇的◆she was dripping with ostentatious gold jewellery.她浑身戴满了奢华惹眼的金首饰。◆as her fame and fortune grew, she never became ostentatious.她声名日盛，财富日增，却从不炫耀。◆he gave an ostentatious yawn.他夸张地打了个哈欠。■ snazzy (informal, often approving) (of clothes, cars, etc.) fashionable, bright and modern, and attracting your attention（服装、汽车等）漂亮而时髦的，吸引人的◆he'd booked us a table in a snazzy restaurant.他在一家时髦的餐馆为我们订了一张桌子。◆they've designed some snazzy graphics for the new version of the game.他们为游戏的新版本设计了一些漂亮的图案。note 辨析 flashy or snazzy? flashy is usually used in a disapproving way; snazzy is usually approving. * flashy 通常用作贬义，snazzy 通常用作褒义。■ glitzy (sometimes disapproving) appearing very attractive, exciting and impressive, in a way that is not always genuine耀眼的；华丽的；浮华的◆this was a glitzy, hollywood-style occasion.这是个好莱坞式的盛大场面。▸ glitz noun [uncountable] ◆the glitz and glamour of the music scene乐坛表面上的光辉灿烂flashy (informal, usually disapproving) (of things) attracting attention by being bright, expensive, large, etc.; (of people) attracting attention by wearing expensive clothes, etc.; (of actions) intended to impress by looking very skilful（物品因昂贵、巨大等）俗艳的，显眼的；（人）穿着奢华的；（举动）炫耀技艺的◆i just want a good reliable car, nothing flashy.我只想要一辆性能可靠的轿车，不要华而不实的那种。◆he was one of those flashy guys with too much money to throw around.他是那种衣着奢华的纨绔子弟，有大把的钱可以挥霍。◆she threw in a lot of flashy footwork to impress the judges.她加入了大量炫技的步法，以打动裁判。flashy/ˈflæʃi ||; ˈflæʃɪ/adj (flashier;flashiest) attracting attention by being very big, bright and expensive 浮华的；俗丽的: ◇a flashy sports car 俗丽的跑车 flashysee ⇨ show off 3 flash·y /`flæʃɪ; ˈflæʃi/adjtoo big, bright, or expensive, in a way that you disapprove of 俗艳的; 奢华的; 华而不实的:◇a flashy new sports car 豪华而俗气的新跑车 |
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