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词汇 dandy
释义 dandy
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈdæn.di/ us /ˈdæn.di/
a man, especially in the past, who dressed in expensive, fashionable clothes and was very interested in his own appearance: (尤指旧时)讲究衣着和外表的男子,好打扮的男人
an upper-class dandy上流社会的纨绔子弟

Related words


dandyish
dandyishly

Synonym


fopold-fashioned disapproving
dandy
adjective
USold-fashioned or humorousuk /ˈdæn.di/ us /ˈdæn.di/(alsojim-dandy)
very good. This is often said as a joke when really something is not good or you are not happy about it : 非常好的
Well, that's just dandy if you happen to have half a million dollars to spare.噢,如果你碰巧有一百万闲钱可以花,那实在是太好了。
I'm tired of pretending life is just dandy when it's not.我对强作欢颜,假装一切都很好实在是受够了。
Synonyms
crackingUKinformal
greatinformal
neat(GOOD)mainly USinformal
niftyinformal
peachyinformal
smashingUKold-fashioned
swellUSold-fashionedinformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Informal words for good
A-OK
amazeballs
apple pie
awesomesauce
badass
dank
juicy
killer
knock
knock spots off somethingidiom
like a bossidiom
lit
out of sightidiom
rule OKidiom
safe
shabby
shit hot
sight
smashing
steal

dandy | American Dictionary


dandy
adjective
 infmlus/ˈdæn·di/
very good:
I’m doing just dandy, thanks.

Examples of dandy


dandy
His writing mocks vanity and the narrowness of materialism and his principal characters are mainly vagrants, thieves or dandies that subvert the order of an unfair society.
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A renowned dandy, famous for his cane, monocle and ribbon ties.
Does not all that sound fine and dandy?
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Everything may sound fine and dandy, but there are problems.
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Have your celebrations; have your fireworks and the rest of it; enjoy yourselves and pretend that everything will be fine and dandy.
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The emphasis still remains on the money purchase scheme, which is fine and dandy if world markets are booming and everyone is getting something for nothing.
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To have a single room to oneself is all very fine, dandy and desirable, provided that one goes there only to sleep and read one's book after the dinner break.
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He developed a habit of dressing to the nines, which gave him the reputation of a dandy.
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Later in life he gained a reputation for being a dandy and a womaniser.
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He is a would-be dandy, just as vain as his master.
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Roqueplan was considered a dandy, and witty and caustic as a writer.
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Later, as the word "dandy" evolved to denote refinement, it became applied solely to men.
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The dandy rallies his forces and creates a unity for himself by the very violence of his refusal.
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Cunliffe was described as being a bit of a dandy.
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Perhaps the fact of him being such a dandy sets me against him rather.
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