英语词汇“eye candy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

eye candy n. colloquial something (originally a feature of a television programme) considered as conferring visual appeal, esp. if also thought to lack substance; (later also) an exceptionally attractive person; cf. ear candy n. at ear n.¹ Compounds 2, arm candy n. at arm n.¹ Compounds.

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1978 Hammond (Louisiana) Daily Star 14 Mar. 7/5 Sex..is more blatant, and more is on the way. ‘Eye candy’, as one network executive calls it, is proliferating as Westerns and police shows once did.

1986 D. G. Kehl & D. Heidt in D. Seyler & C. Boltz Lang. Power (ed. 2) 211 This ad..features an elegantly dressed woman with conspicuous cleavage, which advertising executives reportedly refer to as ‘eye candy’.

1994 Guardian 16 Nov. i. 28/7 The success of Stargate has stunned the Hollywood establishment. Trashed in reviews as ‘eye-candy’, the partly French-financed film adopted the novel promotional strategy of advertising on-line.

1997 Indianapolis Star 6 July j 6/5 Not only is he mega-talented, he is eye candy for those of us ladies who like to watch the game.

2003 Time 18 Apr. 103/4 The cartoon-like graphics are pure eye-candy—sumptuously smooth and lovingly detailed.

2010 P. Murray Skippy Dies 61 The dearth of eye candy in the staffroom doesn't do much to brighten the atmosphere.

单词	eye candy
释义	> as lemmas eye candy eye candy n. colloquial something (originally a feature of a television programme) considered as conferring visual appeal, esp. if also thought to lack substance; (later also) an exceptionally attractive person; cf. ear candy n. at ear n.¹ Compounds 2, arm candy n. at arm n.¹ Compounds. ΚΠ 1978 Hammond (Louisiana) Daily Star 14 Mar. 7/5 Sex..is more blatant, and more is on the way. ‘Eye candy’, as one network executive calls it, is proliferating as Westerns and police shows once did. 1986 D. G. Kehl & D. Heidt in D. Seyler & C. Boltz Lang. Power (ed. 2) 211 This ad..features an elegantly dressed woman with conspicuous cleavage, which advertising executives reportedly refer to as ‘eye candy’. 1994 Guardian 16 Nov. i. 28/7 The success of Stargate has stunned the Hollywood establishment. Trashed in reviews as ‘eye-candy’, the partly French-financed film adopted the novel promotional strategy of advertising on-line. 1997 Indianapolis Star 6 July j 6/5 Not only is he mega-talented, he is eye candy for those of us ladies who like to watch the game. 2003 Time 18 Apr. 103/4 The cartoon-like graphics are pure eye-candy—sumptuously smooth and lovingly detailed. 2010 P. Murray Skippy Dies 61 The dearth of eye candy in the staffroom doesn't do much to brighten the atmosphere. extracted from eyen.¹ < as lemmas
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