[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]光滑的;有光泽的Glossy means smooth and shiny.
...glossy black hair...
乌黑亮泽的头发
The leaves were dark and glossy.
树叶颜色深暗,颇有光泽。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]虚饰的;浮华的;虚有其表的 You can describe something as glossy if you think that it has been designed to look attractive but has little practical value or may have hidden faults.
...a glossy new office...
装饰浮华的新办公室
British TV commercials are glossy and sophisticated.
英国的电视广告光艳浮华,矫揉造作。
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[ADJ 形容词](杂志等)用高光纸印刷的Glossy magazines, leaflets, books, and photographs are produced on expensive, shiny paper.
[ADJ n]
...a glossy magazine called 'Women Today'.
一本叫《今日女性》的精美杂志
Oxford
glossy/ˈɡlɒsi; NAmEˈɡlɑːsi;ˈɡlɔːsi/
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glossyglossierglossiestglossiesadjective(gloss·ier,glossi·est)1smooth and shiny 光滑的;光彩夺目的;有光泽的◆glossy hair光亮的头发◆a glossy brochure/magazine(= printed on shiny paper)用亮光纸印刷的小册子╱杂志2giving an appearance of being important and expensive 浮华的;虚有其表的;虚饰的◆the glossy world of fashion浮华的时装界noun(pluralglossies)( BrE) ( informal) an expensive magazine printed on glossypaper, with a lot of colour photographs, etc. 用亮光纸印刷的杂志glossy/ˈɡlɒsi; NAmEˈɡlɑːsi;ˈɡlɔːsi/
1shiny and smooth: her glossy black hair the glossy surface of the leaves2glossy magazine/brochure etc a magazine etc printed on good-quality shiny paper, usually with lots of colour pictures3something that is glossy has an attractive appearance on the surface that may hide something less pleasant: a glossy election campaign—glossiness noun [uncountable]
glossy1 adjective
glossy2 noun
glossyglossy2 noun (plural glossies) [countable usually plural]
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1 (also glossy magazine) British English a magazine that is printed on good-quality shiny paper, usually with lots of colour pictures2a photograph printed on shiny paper
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