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- having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound(声音)单薄的; 尖细的; 尖脆的:
tinny music played in the background.
作为背景音乐播放的音质单薄的音乐。
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- (of an object) made of thin or poor-quality metal(物品)薄(或劣质)铁皮制造的:
a tinny little car.
由劣质铁制成的小型汽车。
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- having an unpleasantly metallic taste有金属味的:
canned artichokes taste somewhat tinny.
罐装洋姜吃起来有点金属味。
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- Austral./NZ informal lucky〈澳/新西兰, 非正式〉幸运的, 运气的。
- [ORIGIN: early 20th cent.: from tin 'luck' (literally 'money, cash') + -Y1.]
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