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单词 garish
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
gar•ish /ˈgɛrɪʃ, ˈgær-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. overly or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate:garish Christmas decorations.
  2. excessively bright;
    glaring:the garish lights of the disco.
gar•ish•ly, adv. 
gar•ish•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gar•ish  (gârish, gar-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
  2. excessively ornate or elaborate, as buildings or writings.
  3. dressed in or ornamented with bright colors.
  4. excessively bright;
    glaring.
  • Old Norse) + -ish1
  • earlier gaurish, perh. equivalent. to obsolete gaure to stare (Middle English gauren 1535–45
garish•ly, adv. 
garish•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged loud, tawdry. See gaudy1. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
garish /ˈɡɛərɪʃ/ adj
  1. gay or colourful in a crude or vulgar manner; gaudy
Etymology: 16th Century: from earlier gaure to stare + -ish

ˈgarishly adv ˈgarishness n
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