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Flashy Behavior Person Sports 英 Flæʃi] 美 Flæʃi Adj.闪光的;(穿着)浮华的;一瞬间的;炫耀技艺的

英语单词 flashy
英美音标 英 ['flæʃi] 美 ['flæʃi]
中文释义 adj.闪光的;(穿着)浮华的;一瞬间的;炫耀技艺的
英语例句 (1) The color seems a bit too flashy.
(2) He drove around the town in a flashy sports-car.
(3) He is man with artful speech and flashy manners.
(4) "He's putting on a flashy show," Anderson explains.
中文例句 (1) 颜色显得太鲜艳了。
(2) 他驾驶一辆外表华丽的赛车在镇上兜风。
(3) 他是个巧言令色的人。
(4) “他正做一场夸张的表演”,安德森解释说。
vocabulary简明 To be flashy is to be showy in a tasteless way. Just like a flash of light is hard to ignore, flashy behavior draws attention.
vocabulary扩展 Do you know anyone who is a show-off? That person is probably flashy. Wearing brightly colored rings is flashy. Buying a sports car is flashy. Boasting about how much money you have is flashy. Flashy behavior is the opposite of classy: it consists of showing off things in a loud, obnoxious way.
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]俗艳的;浮华的;招摇的 If you describe a person or thing as flashy, you mean they are smart and noticeable, but in a rather vulgar way.
  [disapproval]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • He was much less flashy than his brother.

    他远没有他的兄弟那么招摇。

  • ...a flashy sports car.

    扎眼的跑车

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