| 单词 | flashy |
| 释义 | flashy (once / 3867 pages) adj To be flashy is to be showy in a tasteless way. Just like a flash of light is hard to ignore, flashy behavior draws attention. Do you know anyone who is a show-off? That person is probably flashy. Wearing brightly colored rings is flashy. Buying a sports car is flashy. Boasting about how much money you have is flashy. Flashy behavior is the opposite of classy: it consists of showing off things in a loud, obnoxious way. WORD FAMILYflashy: flashier, flashiest, flashily, flashiness+/flash: flashed, flasher, flashes, flashing, flashingly, flashly, flashy/flasher: flashers/flashing: flashings USAGE EXAMPLESLongtime NBA sideline reporter famous for his flashy suits and probing questions. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) “I’m never the flashiest guy or anything like that, but just try to be productive.” Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) I did the craziest thing: I bought a flashy house in the Hollywood Hills, and realized I hated it. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1adj tastelessly showy a flashy ring Syn brassy, cheap, flash, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy tasteless lacking aesthetic or social taste 2adj (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display Syn gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty colorful, colourful striking in variety and interest |
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