racy

英 [ˈreɪsi]

美 [ˈreɪsi]

adj.  (风格)活泼的; 不雅的

比较级：racier　最高级：raciest　

GRE

BNC.22949 / COCA.17428

牛津词典

adj.

• （风格）活泼的；不雅的
  having a style that is exciting and amusing, sometimes in a way that is connected with sex
  1. a racy novel
     带荤的小说

柯林斯词典

• （文风）生动的;（举止）活泼的;泼辣的
  Racywriting or behaviour is lively, amusing, and slightly shocking.

英英释义

adj

• designed or suitable for competing in a race
• suggestive of sexual impropriety
  1. a blue movie
  2. blue jokes
  3. he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
  4. a juicy scandal
  5. a naughty wink
  6. naughty words
  7. racy anecdotes
  8. a risque story
  9. spicy gossip
  Synonym:bluegamygameyjuicynaughtyrisquespicy
• full of zest or vigor
  1. a racy literary style
  Synonym:lively
• marked by richness and fullness of flavor
  1. a rich ruby port
  2. full-bodied wines
  3. a robust claret
  4. the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee
  Synonym:full-bodiedrichrobust

双语例句

• Although the tourism industry would like to sell Maucau as a racy, modern city, its real appeal is that it offers a very quiet, relaxing contrast to Hong Kong.
  虽然旅游部门应使澳门是个有生气的现代化城市，但与香港相比，它真正的魅力在于它的宁静和令人放松。
• Read a classic novel you adored in high school, go to a local community theater to enjoy a racy comedy or Shakespearean tragedy, and exercise at least every other day to keep your mind and body at the top of their game.
  不如读一本高中就喜欢的经典小说，去社区剧院看一场欢乐喜剧或莎翁悲剧，隔天锻炼健身，让身心永远保持良好状态。
• I began to like New York, the racy, adventurous feel of it at night.
  我开始喜欢纽约了，喜欢夜晚那种奔放冒险的情调。
• But I wish I could give here the pictures, coloured and racy, which Captain Nichols'vivid narrative offered to the imagination.
  我真希望我能画出几幅绚丽多彩的图画，把尼柯尔斯船长的生动叙述在我想象中唤起的一幅幅画面也让读者看到。
• A racy, romantic historical novel.
  一部文笔生动活泼、富于浪漫色彩的历史小说。
• The wild fermentation has added a racy component of Turkish musk complexity.
  野外发酵额外增加了复杂的土耳其麝香味。
• Britain's saucy Benny Hill is known throughout the world for his racy humor, witty songs, and winning smile.
  英国帅哥班尼希尔以他的可爱幽默在世界扬名，诙谐的歌曲，动人的微笑。
• He explained to PEOPLE of his racy scenes.
  他对《人物》周刊这样解释他的特色镜头。
• The Black Eyed Peas singer appears in a racy photo shoot to promote her first signature scent, Outspoken, which she created in collaboration with the beauty label.
  这位“黑眼豆豆”女主唱出现在风格活泼的广告宣传照里，推销她与雅芳联合推出的第一款同名香水&“直言不讳”。
• But it has emerged that new technology and social trends also played a major part in the creation of the first edition in1911, and some words were considered just as racy.
  不过我们发现，在1911年第一版词典的创作过程中，新科技和社会潮流也起到了重要的作用，当时收录的一些词也同样很“潮”。