| 单词 | tinsel |
| 释义 | tinsel (once / 3918 pages) nv WORD FAMILY tinsel: tinseled, tinselled, tinselling, tinselly, tinsels USAGE EXAMPLESTinsel, cookies, a chipped tooth and a fridge full of half-finished roasts. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) “Tales of terror and tales of tinsel,” he said. Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) That nativity scene on a card is an opportunity for a moment of meditation amid the tinsel. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) 1n a thread with glittering metal foil attached Hyper thread, yarn a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving 2n a showy decoration that is basically valueless all the tinsel of self-promotion Hyper decoration, ornament, ornamentation something used to beautify 3v adorn with tinsel snow flakes tinseled the trees Hyper adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. 4v interweave with tinsel tinseled velvet Hyper interweave, weave interlace by or as if by weaving 5v impart a cheap brightness to his tinseled image of Hollywood Hyper add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart, lend bestow a quality on |
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