tawdry
UK/'tɒ:dri/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Cheap and showy in a tasteless way; gaudy and of poor quality.
俗丽的，廉价而华而不实的
n.
Something gaudy and cheap; pretentious finery.
廉价俗丽之物
Root Breakdown
Eponymtawdryother
=tawdry
Common Collocations
- 1.tawdry jewelry俗气的珠宝首饰
- 2.tawdry affair不光彩的风流韵事
- 3.[tawdry display]俗不可耐的展示
- 4.cheap and tawdry廉价而俗丽
Example Sentences
- 1.
The souvenir shop was filled with tawdry trinkets aimed at unsuspecting tourists.
- 2.
She regretted wearing such a tawdry outfit to the elegant dinner party.