tawdry
adjective uk/ˈtɔː.dri/ us/ˈtɑː.dri/
(LOW QUALITY)
俗艳而不值钱的
looking bright and attractive but in fact cheap and of low quality
Their ugly front garden and tacky, tawdry lights fail to reflect our village image.
A lot of the city's housing consists of nondescript houses and some districts are downright tawdry.
Synonym: gimcrack
Compare: garish
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- The tawdry glitter of the fairground is contrasted with the lovers in the shadows.
- She found dressing-gowns and slippers so tawdry.
- The stark lighting bathes the audience in a harsh, eye-punishing glare that makes the theater's seats and carpeting look strangely tawdry.