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

dinkydin‧ky /ˈdɪŋki/ adjective informal

WORD ORIGINdinky

Origin:

1700-1800 Scottish English dink ‘neat’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Forget Colonel Mustard with his dinky old lead pipe in the library.
Hotchkis's dinky ad budget translates into low annual fees.
It was a little like those dinky almshouse squares you sometimes see from a bus and wish you could live in.

1 British English small and attractive:

a dinky little bag2American English too small and often not very nice:

It was a really dinky hotel room.

单词	dinky
释义	dinkydin‧ky /ˈdɪŋki/ adjective informal Word Origin WORD ORIGINdinky Origin: 1700-1800 Scottish English dink ‘neat’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES I can't believe they charge $8.95 for this dinky salad! EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Forget Colonel Mustard with his dinky old lead pipe in the library. Hotchkis's dinky ad budget translates into low annual fees. It was a little like those dinky almshouse squares you sometimes see from a bus and wish you could live in. 1 British English small and attractive: a dinky little bag2American English too small and often not very nice: It was a really dinky hotel room.
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