tinsel

英 ['tɪnsl] 美 ['tɪnsl]

• n. 闪亮的金属片；俗丽的东西
• adj. 闪亮的；俗丽的
• vt. 用金箔装饰

英英释义

Noun:

1. a showy decoration that is basically valueless;

   "all the tinsel of self-promotion"
   

2. a thread with glittering metal foil attached

Verb:

1. impart a cheap brightness to;

   "his tinseled image of Hollywood"
   

2. adorn with tinsel;

   "snow flakes tinseled the trees"
   

3. interweave with tinsel;

   "tinseled velvet"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. They decorated the Christmas tree with tinsel.
   他们用亮金属片装饰圣诞树。
2. She wore a dress trimmed with tinsel.
   她穿着饰有亮片的连衣裙。
3. Her dress was fully covered with tinsel, which glittered to all directions.
   她的礼服上缀满了亮片, 真是光芒四射啊。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. She seemed so experienced and self- reliant in her tinsel helmet and military accoutrements.
   她戴着金箔头盔，佩着士兵装备，看上去经验丰富，信心十足。

经典引文

• A cheerful shopwindow still hung with Christmas tinsel.

  出自：New Yorker

词汇搭配

• tinsel wire 软铜绞线
• tinsel type 茸鞭型
• tinsel flagellum 茸鞭
• tinsel conductor 金属箔软线
• tinsel cilium 茸毛状纤毛
• tinsel cord 箔线,软线

近反义词

【近义词】

• glitter 灿烂
• metallic thread 金属线
• streamer 横幅
• spangle 闪光金属片
• decoration 装饰
• barbaric 极其粗野、残忍或残暴的...
• chain 束缚
• banner 横幅
• showiness 华丽
• glitz 炫目
• dazzle 使眼花
• splendour 光彩
• splendor 光辉
• glamour 魔力
• glamor 魅力