frothy

英 [ˈfrɒθi]

美 [ˈfrɔːθi]

adj.  有泡沫的; 起泡沫的; 华而不实的; 夸夸其谈的; 花架子的; 轻薄精巧的

最高级：frothiest　比较级：frothier　

GRE

BNC.19983 / COCA.17982

牛津词典

adj.

• 有泡沫的；起泡沫的
  having a mass of small bubbles on the surface
  1. frothy coffee
     泡沫咖啡
• 华而不实的；夸夸其谈的；花架子的
  seeming attractive and enjoyable but having no real value
  1. frothy romantic novels
     轻浮浅薄的浪漫小说
• 轻薄精巧的
  light and delicate

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 起泡沫的;表面多泡沫的
  Afrothyliquid has lots of bubbles on its surface.
  1. ...frothy milk shakes.
     泡沫奶昔

英英释义

adj

• marked by high spirits or excitement
  1. his fertile effervescent mind
  2. scintillating personality
  3. a row of sparkly cheerleaders
  Synonym:bubblingeffervescentscintillatingsparkly
• emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
  1. bubbling champagne
  2. foamy (or frothy) beer
  Synonym:bubblingbubblyfoamingfoamyeffervescingspumy

双语例句

• The problem is that the frothy valuations of Chinese shares leave no room for error as the economy goes through a very challenging switch.
  问题是，在中国经济经历一个非常具有挑战性的转型之际，中国股票的泡沫估值意味着不能有丝毫差错。
• Prices for commercial buildings have retreated 10 per cent or more from the frothy first half of last year.
  与去年上半年的泡沫时期相比，商业地产价格下跌了10%甚至更多。
• Any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice.
  任何一种通常由浪姆酒和酸橙汁及加有碎冰块的糖混合制成的多泡的混合饮料。
• Both are hallmarks of frothy markets that typically retreat in tough times.
  这两者都是市场泡沫的标志，而市场低迷的时候它们却往往销声匿迹。
• Here, the devil wears taffeta and the script is more frothy than cutting edge.
  在这里，魔鬼穿着塔夫绸和脚本更比泡沫时代的尖端。
• One sign of a sustained slowdown would be a return to less frothy condo names.
  也许只有当小区名字起的不再如此空洞的时候，才意味着房价真正被控制住了。
• The frothy levels of government indebtedness prevailing in developed countries are certainly not reassuring.
  发达国家政府普遍存在的高负债水平，当然不会让人放心。
• He began to have frequent, frothy, foul-smelling stools.
  他开始有多次、泡沫和臭味的大便。
• Borrowing cheaply in dollars was especially attractive given the investment opportunities in frothy emerging markets.
  鉴于新兴市场泡沫般的投资机遇，借贷便宜的美元债务尤其有吸引力。
• Frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls.
  象急流或瀑布的起泡的水。