tawdry

英 [ˈtɔːdri]

美 [ˈtɔːdri]

adj. 俗丽而不值钱的; 俗气的; 花里胡哨的; 粗俗的; 下流的; 卑鄙的; 卑污的

GRE TEM8

BNC.21616 / COCA.21233

牛津词典

adj.

俗丽而不值钱的；俗气的；花里胡哨的
intended to be bright and attractive but cheap and of low quality
1. tawdry jewellery
  俗丽便宜的首饰
粗俗的；下流的；卑鄙的；卑污的
involving low moral standards; extremely unpleasant or offensive
1. a tawdry affair
  卑鄙下流的勾当

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 廉价的;俗气的
If you describe something such as clothes or decorations astawdry, you mean that they are cheap and show a lack of taste.
1. ...tawdry jewellery.
  廉价珠宝
ADJ-GRADED (故事、事件)令人讨厌的，卑鄙的，不道德的
If you describe something such as a story or an event astawdry, you mean that it is unpleasant or immoral.
1. ...the yawning gulf between her fantasies and the tawdry reality.
  她的幻想和冷酷的现实之间的巨大差距
2. ...the tawdry business of day-to-day bartering and bargaining.
  日复一日做交易讨价还价，让人不胜其烦

双语例句

You made all others who came before seem cheap, tawdry, and shallow.
与你们相比，我之前看过的其他所有车都显得如此廉价、俗气、轻薄。
Steve Coogan, a comedian whose private life has often been newspaper fodder, complained about "tawdry muckraking" and the "sociopathic" treatment meted out by editors.
史蒂夫·库根，一位私生活经常被报纸拿来说事的喜剧演员，抱怨编辑们“揭发低俗丑闻”以及对待名人的“反社会”倾向。
The clothes that had looked so beautiful on stage looked tawdry hanging in the dressing room.
在舞台上显得如此华丽的服装挂在化妆室里看起来却俗而低廉。
Is that one learns early what a tawdry puppet play it is.
很早学会了如何处理奢华的场合。
When they are not tawdry opportunities to air grievances, settle scores or rationalise errors, they tend to be tales of adversity with a triumphant twist.
作者不是借此机会大吐苦水，一了私人恩怨或为自己的过错辩解，就是讲述自己在逆境中突出重围的陈词滥调。
That dress is just tawdry.
那条裙子太俗艳了。
Sheldon: You want me to use my intelligence in a tawdry competition?
谢尔顿：你想让我把才智浪费在这种华而不实的比赛上吗？
Another reason for the attention to tax cuts at the top is the tawdry role of big money in political campaigns.
各国政府之所以优先着眼于减税，巨额资金在政治活动中扮演的庸俗角色是另一个原因。
These two colours look tawdry when put together.
这两种颜色配起来显得怯。
Do you attend operas, or do you read tawdry novels?
你会参观歌剧表演，还是阅读通俗小说？