cloying
adjective
uk/ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/us/ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/cloyingadjective(TOO SWEET)
disapproving
tastingorsmellingtoosweetandthereforeunpleasant:
This is awonderfulwine-honeyedandrichwithout beingremotelycloying.这酒真棒——甘甜醇香，一点都不腻。
Theroomwasfilledwith the cloyingscentoflilies.
- Thepiefillingisrichanddarkwithout the cloyingqualitiesofmincemeat.
- Although theperfumeisintense, it isfarfrom cloying.
Not pleasant to eat or drink
- (as) tough as old bootsidiom
- acrid
- bitter
- bitterness
- bland
- chewy
- dishwater
- insipidness
- like dishwateridiom
- mouldy
- overripe
- pappy
- pungent
- staleness
- stick tosomeone'sribsidiom
- stodginess
- stodgy
- swill
- unripe
- watery
cloyingadjective(TOO EMOTIONAL)
disapproving
expressingfeelingsofloveorkindnessin a way that isannoyingbecause it does notseemreal:
Shecriticizedthe cloyingsentimentalityof thefilm.她批评这部电影太过多愁善感，令人腻烦。
Thestoryisheartwarmingbut never cloying.
- Most of thealbumconsists of cloyingballads.
- Lovestoriescan be too cloying, anddramascan be toodark.
Affected & insincere
- affectation
- affected
- affectedly
- archly
- artificial
- forced
- fustian
- glib
- glibly
- glibness
- preciously
- preciousness
- precocious
- precociousness
- pretension
- theatrically
- tokenism
- tokenistic
- two-faced
- ultra-slick
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Sentimental and over-emotional