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

This is a tawdry end to a distinguished political career.
对于里夫金德爵士杰出的政治生涯而言，这是一个不光彩的结束。
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。
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。
The main street has assumed its tawdry prosperity with discomfort.
繁华的大街透着一股不安的气氛。
These two colours look tawdry when put together.
这两种颜色配起来显得怯。
We let you keep your tawdry theatrical mementoes. lsn't that enough?
我们允许你保留这些粗俗的纪念品，还不够吗？
New York Republican Chris Lee resigned after the photo and some tawdry details at the Internet.
纽约共和党人ChrisLee在这张照片及一些相关不雅细节在网络上曝光后主动辞职。
The country now boasts more millionaires than the UK and glossy malls to serve them are springing up even in tawdry third-and fourth-tier cities.
如今，中国的百万富翁的数量已超过英国，即使是在艳俗的三、四线城市，为百万富翁服务的炫丽购物中心也在拔地而起。
If those of tawdry color only in a
如果那些艳俗的颜色只能留下一种
Classic culture and art have been replaced by tawdry mystifications, exotic rites and vacation photos.
经典文化和艺术已经被低俗的故弄玄虚，外国仪式和假期的照片所替代。