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词汇 showy
释义 showy
adjective
 disapprovinguk /ˈʃəʊ.i/ us /ˈʃoʊ.i/
attracting a lot of attention by being very colourful or bright, but without any real beauty: 花哨的;招摇的;过分华丽的
a showy production of a play过分矫饰的戏剧
Her dress was too showy for such a formal occasion.在如此正式的场合,她的服饰过于花哨了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
check out
chichi
dressed
exhibitionist
exhibitionistic
exhibitionistically
flamboyance
flamboyant
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gimmickry
meretricious
neg
negging
ostentation
ostentatiously
peacock
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showboating
swanky
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Related words


showily
showiness

showy | American Dictionary


showy
adjective
us/ˈʃoʊ·i/
attracting attention, sometimes by being extreme in color, design, or materials:
We saw several showy insects that have colored patterns on their wings.

Examples of showy


showy
In other words, the maiden goes to church for its showy but stately rituals, not out of any spiritual depth.
They wore extraordinarily showy garments and adopted distinctive mannerisms.
This is important as, for too long in music education, it has been the bigger showy and adult-led performances that have been celebrated.
In crying crocodile tears, we know that this was a noisy, showy action.
In this environment, the focus was on the newest, the brightest and the showiest lights.
The paucity of studies may be an oversight on the part of researchers as scent marking is not obviously ' showy ' from the perspective of a human observer.
Back then there were showy declarations and strong pledges of good will, and hope was in the air.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
I would rather have a slow, steady, and not at all a showy administration.
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We welcomed it, but we were cautious because we thought that it would get out of hand and create embarrassing problems and make showy gestures.
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We have just experienced quite a showy war.
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My experience, both in general elections and by-elections, is that the women electors are impatient with the showy side; their meetings are very businesslike discussions.
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It is true that this has been decked out with a few showy pieces of selective social services support.
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It may not appear spectacular enough to those who would like something showy.
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I think it is possible that if we attach too much importance to showy subjects some of the old subjects may be neglected.
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They are showy and patchy, and after a time they wear thin.
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