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

A gewgaw is a little ornament or piece of jewelry. Gewgaws are cheap and don't have any purpose besides decoration.

Gewgaws, which go on clothing or are worn as jewelry, are small and ornamental little bits of decoration. They’re not valuable or useful. A diamond would never be considered a gewgaw, because it's so precious. Gewgaws are good for brightening up an outfit. Pieces of jewelry, especially when they're flashy and cheap, can be called gewgaws. The silly sound of this word is a reminder that gewgaws are insubstantial. A gewgaw can also be called a bauble, novelty, or trinket.

TASTY MORSELS

A Vocabulary Shout-Out: Charles Isherwood for "Gewgaw"

In "36 Hours in San Juan, Puerto Rico," which appeared in this past Saturday's New York Times, theater critic Charles Isherwood demonstrated an impressive familiarity with the somewhat fussy gewgaw (pronounced "goo-gaw") when he described shopping in Old San Juan. For extra credit, he even worked in chockablock as well.

Perhaps because it’s a popular stop on Caribbean cruise tours, the central city is so chockablock with stores selling tacky gewgaws that you could conceivably furnish an entire apartment with merchandise announcing its provenance in Puerto Rico. (There’s even a shop that calls itself the Tourist Trap.)

Read more about gewgaw here, chockablock here, or check out "Real Life Examples Help Words Stick in Your Brain" to learn how paying attention to usage examples is one of the best ways to learn new words.

WORD FAMILY

gewgaw: gewgaws

USAGE EXAMPLES

Certainly not a waning passion for shiny gewgaws of tech.

New York Times(Dec 07, 2016)

But he doesn’t let science get in the way of the dresses, the jackets or a few good gewgaws.

Washington Post(Oct 05, 2016)

All his energy goes into making the prizes for the contest, truly awful hats constructed from Dollar Store gewgaws.

Washington Post(Sep 12, 2016)

n cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

Syn|Hyper

bangle, bauble, fallal, gaud, novelty, trinket

adornment

a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness

单词	gewgaw
释义	gewgaw (once / 13776 pages) n A gewgaw is a little ornament or piece of jewelry. Gewgaws are cheap and don't have any purpose besides decoration. Gewgaws, which go on clothing or are worn as jewelry, are small and ornamental little bits of decoration. They’re not valuable or useful. A diamond would never be considered a gewgaw, because it's so precious. Gewgaws are good for brightening up an outfit. Pieces of jewelry, especially when they're flashy and cheap, can be called gewgaws. The silly sound of this word is a reminder that gewgaws are insubstantial. A gewgaw can also be called a bauble, novelty, or trinket. TASTY MORSELS A Vocabulary Shout-Out: Charles Isherwood for "Gewgaw" In "36 Hours in San Juan, Puerto Rico," which appeared in this past Saturday's New York Times, theater critic Charles Isherwood demonstrated an impressive familiarity with the somewhat fussy gewgaw (pronounced "goo-gaw") when he described shopping in Old San Juan. For extra credit, he even worked in chockablock as well. Perhaps because it’s a popular stop on Caribbean cruise tours, the central city is so chockablock with stores selling tacky gewgaws that you could conceivably furnish an entire apartment with merchandise announcing its provenance in Puerto Rico. (There’s even a shop that calls itself the Tourist Trap.) Read more about gewgaw here, chockablock here, or check out "Real Life Examples Help Words Stick in Your Brain" to learn how paying attention to usage examples is one of the best ways to learn new words. WORD FAMILY gewgaw: gewgaws USAGE EXAMPLES Certainly not a waning passion for shiny gewgaws of tech. New York Times(Dec 07, 2016) But he doesn’t let science get in the way of the dresses, the jackets or a few good gewgaws. Washington Post(Oct 05, 2016) All his energy goes into making the prizes for the contest, truly awful hats constructed from Dollar Store gewgaws. Washington Post(Sep 12, 2016) n cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing Syn\|Hyper bangle, bauble, fallal, gaud, novelty, trinket adornment a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
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