| 单词 | spangled |
| 释义 | spangled (once / 4247 pages) adj To be spangled is to be decorated with beads, jewels, sequins, or other adornments. The American flag is called star-spangled, because it is full of stars. Something spangled is covered with little decorations. A shirt with rhinestones all over it is spangled. A hat with little jewels on it is spangled. A banner with beads is spangled. When something is spangled, it's been spritzed up, spruced up, and made more colorful. Something spangled is usually more interesting to look at: it’s more detailed. WORD FAMILYspangle: spangled, spangles, spangling, spangly USAGE EXAMPLESFranklin’s “Star Spangled Banner” clocked in at 4-minutes, 35 seconds on Thursday. Seattle Times(Nov 25, 2016) In a video for Funny or Die , the singer shows up at the polls on Election Day with disheveled hair and wearing star spangled pajamas. Seattle Times(Sep 28, 2016) It's actually a bit ridiculous to play The Star Spangled Banner at an MLS game when most of the players are not even US citizens. New York Times(Aug 30, 2016) adj covered with beads or jewels or sequins Syn beady, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangly adorned, decorated provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction |
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