| 词汇 | gimcrack |
| 释义 | gimcrack adjective disapprovinguk /ˈdʒɪm.kræk/ us /ˈdʒɪm.kræk/ attractive on the surface but badly made and of no real or permanent value华而不实的;劣质的;粗制滥造的 Synonyms flashUK flashydisapproving gaudy meretriciousformal tawdry(LOW QUALITY) trashyinformal Not of good quality am-dram appallingly atrocious atrociously awfully awfulness cheesy inadequacy inadequate inadequately janky meretriciously shite sort tawdrily tawdriness tawdry thinness trinket wretched Examples of gimcrackgimcrack Let us take to heart the lesson which is taught us by our own crumbling building, of the mistake of redundant ornament and gimcrack. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How could our citizens have top-class education, health and welfare services supported by such a gimcrack economy? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Rather than do that, you are prepared to set up a vast gimcrack apparatus of oppression and restriction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That includes the beach in my part of the world, where the one-day trader arrives with all the gimmicky, gimcrack bits and pieces to be sold to the public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be infinitely better to retain, even for five years, the present school-leaving age than to impose on many generations of school children this gimcrack and shoddy pretence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To make this impractical gimcrack ideology, which will so damage education, work, they are prepared to use untold amounts of taxpayers' money, taken away from other sections of education. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 English houses are very gimcrack. 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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