| 词汇 | garish |
| 释义 | garish adjective disapprovinguk /ˈɡeə.rɪʃ/ us /ˈɡer.ɪʃ/ unpleasantly bright: 过分鲜艳的;花哨的;炫目的 a pair of garish Bermuda shorts一条俗艳的百慕大短裤 Synonyms gaudy louddisapproving Compare tawdry(LOW QUALITY) The qualities of colour analogous brightly brightness colourful colourfully darkness fluorescent harsh neutrally non-complementary non-fluorescent non-yellowing over-bright psychedelic vibrancy vibrantly violent vivid vividly vividness garish | American Dictionarygarish adjective us/ˈɡær·ɪʃ, ˈɡeər-/ showy or too brightly colored: The coffee shop, painted a garish pink, is a landmark in the neighborhood. Examples of garishgarish The casino was everything she promised, and more - garish, gaudy, noisy, manic, and with a gloriously chaotic sound environment to die for. The latter were seen as irrational, absurd, garish, over-zealous and fervent. Virtually every element of his appearance is ridiculous: filthy, garish, fussy, and obviously cheap. The group members wear 'nice' clothes, mostly dresses, and are as carefully made up (though not perhaps as garish) as they would have been on stage. Outdoor advertising by garish posters, whether illuminated or not, is always incongruous and, therefore, injurious to the surroundings in which the posters are placed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope we shall tackle not only this but the problem of the eyesores created by petrol filling stations with their garish lights. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I refer in particular to some of the striptease clubs and the garish and seductive advertisements outside them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Recently some of the houses have been painted in garish colours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The squalor however tends to be lost in the garish show of ostentatious wealth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The writer of the letter said that the effect was garish and the policy inexcusable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree readily that there must be tighter control of advertisements and garish posters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Great distress is caused especially in conservation and other sensitive areas by the use of garish colours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Apparently one may paint one's drainpipes in the most garish colours, but not the woodwork of the house, without the consent of the corporation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The most serious clashes recently between the authorities and public people have been owing to the presence at meetings and in the streets of ominous dusky figures in garish regimentals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are usually in very garish terms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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