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单词 tawdriness
释义
tawdriness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtɔː.dri.nəs/us
/ˈtɑː.dri.nəs/
thequalityof beingcheapandlowquality,althoughit maylooklookbrightorattractive:
俗丽而不值钱
He has aneyethatseesthe tawdriness ofplasticiciclesandfakemistletoe.他能一眼看出塑料冰柱和人造槲寄生小枝的俗气。
lowmoralstandards:
道德败坏，堕落
the tawdriness of the President'smisdeeds总统不当行为的道德败坏
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tawdry
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  • Standing outsomewhatincongruouslyamidall the tawdriness was adoublemansion.
  • the tawdriness that sometouristresortshave
  • aseafrontwhich is 100percentfreeofseasidetawdriness andslotmachines
  • We could notresistfollowingthecasein allitsluxurioustawdriness.
  • Hefearscasinoswillbringacertaintawdriness to thebusiness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not of good quality
  • a miserable, poor, etc. excuse forsomethingidiom
  • apology
  • appallingly
  • atrocious
  • atrociously
  • awfully
  • awfulness
  • badness
  • downscale
  • inadequacy
  • inadequate
  • inadequately
  • janky
  • tacky
  • tawdry
  • thinness
  • third-class
  • third-rate
  • unappetizing
  • wretched
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Morally wrong and evil
(Definition oftawdrinessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftawdriness

tawdriness
He is talking about cheapness,tawdriness, and so on.
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His ruthless and violent pursuit of leads only points out the small-timetawdrinessof the organisation he hopes to legitimise.
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The creators of this film were fiercely determined not to go so much as a millimeter over the line into sentiment,tawdrinessor mockery.
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The accumulatedtawdrinessseems part of some mythic destiny.
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