flashy ♦︎ grandiose ♦︎ pretentious ♦︎ showy ♦︎ ostentatious ♦︎ snazzy ♦︎ glitzyThese words all describe people or things that are expensive or noticeable in a way that is intended to impress people.这些词均表示人炫耀的、卖弄的或物品铺张的、浮华的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆flashy / showy technique / footwork■flashy (informal, usuallydisapproving) (of things) attracting attention by being bright, expensive, large, etc.; (of people) attracting attention by wearing expensive clothes, etc.; (of actions) intended to impress by looking very skilful(物品因昂贵、巨大等)俗艳的,显眼的;(人)穿着奢华的;(举动)炫耀技艺的◆I just want a good reliable car, nothing flashy.我只想要一辆性能可靠的轿车,不要华而不实的那种。◆He was one of those flashy guys with too much money to throw around.他是那种衣着奢华的纨绔子弟,有大把的钱可以挥霍。◆She threw in a lot of flashy footwork to impress the judges.她加入了大量炫技的步法,以打动裁判。■grandiose ˈgrændiəʊs; NAmEˈgrændioʊs (disapproving) seeming very impressive but too large, complicated or expensive to be practical or possible华而不实的;浮夸的;不切实际的◆The grandiose scheme for a journey across the desert came to nothing.不切实际的穿越沙漠计划不了了之。◆The city is home to a new, and particularly grandiose opera house.这个城市是一座特别华而不实的新歌剧院的所在地。ⓘ Grandiose is used especially to talk about claims, ideas, objectives, plans, projects, proposals and schemes, as well as buildings. * grandiose尤用以修饰claim、idea、objective、plan、project、proposal、scheme以及各种建筑。■pretentiousprɪˈtenʃəs (disapproving) trying to appear important or intelligent in order to impress other people; trying to be sth that you are not, in order to impress炫耀的;虚夸的;自命不凡的◆That's a pretentious name for a cat!猫叫这个名字真够炫的!◆It was just an ordinary house-nothing pretentious.那只是一座普通的房子,没有要故作特别。◆He's so pretentious!他太自命不凡了!OPPunpretentious ⇨ modest see also pretension ⇨ pretension■showy (oftendisapproving) so bright, colourful, large or exaggerated that it attracts a lot of attention显眼的;艳丽的;花哨的◆These showy flowers make wonderful patio plants.这些花朵艳丽的植物用来装点露台非常棒。◆She wore a lot of showy jewellery.她戴着很多显摆的首饰。■ostentatiousˌɒstenˈteɪʃəs; NAmEˌɑːstenˈteɪʃəs (ratherformal, usuallydisapproving) (of a thing) expensive or noticeable in a way that is intended to impress people; (of a person) behaving in a way that is meant to impress people by showing how rich or important they are; (of an action) done in a very obvious way so that people will notice it(物品)铺张的,浮华的;(人)炫耀的,卖弄的;(举动)夸张的,招摇的◆She was dripping with ostentatious gold jewellery.她浑身戴满了奢华惹眼的金首饰。◆As her fame and fortune grew, she never became ostentatious.她声名日盛,财富日增,却从不炫耀。◆He gave an ostentatious yawn.他夸张地打了个哈欠。■snazzy (informal, oftenapproving) (of clothes, cars, etc.) fashionable, bright and modern, and attracting your attention(服装、汽车等)漂亮而时髦的,吸引人的◆He'd booked us a table in a snazzy restaurant.他在一家时髦的餐馆为我们订了一张桌子。◆They've designed some snazzy graphics for the new version of the game.他们为游戏的新版本设计了一些漂亮的图案。NOTE辨析 Flashy or snazzy?Flashy is usually used in a disapproving way; snazzy is usually approving. * flashy通常用作贬义,snazzy通常用作褒义。■glitzy (sometimesdisapproving) appearing very attractive, exciting and impressive, in a way that is not always genuine耀眼的;华丽的;浮华的◆This was a glitzy, Hollywood-style occasion.这是个好莱坞式的盛大场面。▸glitz
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[uncountable] ◆the glitz and glamour of the music scene乐坛表面上的光辉灿烂