hokey
英 [ˈhəʊki]
美 [ˈhoʊki]
adj. 矫揉造作的; 夸张可笑的
COCA.38543
牛津词典
adj.
- 矫揉造作的；夸张可笑的
expressing emotions in a way that seems exaggerated or silly
英英释义
adj
- artificially formal
- that artificial humility that her husband hated
- contrived coyness
- a stilted letter of acknowledgment
- when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation
- effusively or insincerely emotional
- a bathetic novel
- maudlin expressions of sympathy
- mushy effusiveness
- a schmaltzy song
- sentimental soap operas
- slushy poetry
双语例句
- His Facebook fan club has 8,000 members, and a hokey ballad on YouTube sings his praises.
在Facebook上，他的粉丝小组拥有8000名成员，在视频网站YouTube上，更是出现了一段称颂他英雄事迹的恶搞民谣。 - A comparative analysis on the athletes 'function situation of the Guangdong women hokey players before 3 major competitions
广东女子曲棍球队三次重大比赛前运动员机能状态的比较研究 - However, applicants need to know their audience and should think carefully before submitting a resume that some employers may view as hokey.
不过，应聘者在标新立异前需要对招聘方有所了解，并在投简历前三思而后行，免得让一些用人单位觉得你是在哗众取宠。 - True, Roach's beautifully dry voice peters out in Packing For Mars'brusquely hokey conclusion;" Let's go out and play," she writes.
的确，罗奇的优美声音彼得斯结论干出包装为火星粗暴地做作，“让我们出去玩，”她写道。 - Some of the stories are a bit outdated and hokey, but if you can get past that, the informational content still holds true for today.
有些故事可能有点过时和矫情，但如果撇开这些不说，里面的一些丰富内容在今天看来仍然很实用。 - Although there are many legitimate online ads and business on the internet, phony, hokey, and deceptive one also abound.
虽然有很多合法的网上广告业务，并在互联网上，弄虚作假，球队，其中还盛产欺骗性。 - Some of the songs on wayne's latest recording seem sentimental, contrived and hokey.
韦恩最近录的一些歌曲听上去似乎有点伤感、矫饰，不太自然。 - There is also something off-putting about his campaign& something a bit cultish and a bit hokey.
罗姆尼的竞选活动中，还出现过一些狂热和做作的场面。 - I found it hokey.
我觉得这么做是虚情假意。 - As hokey as some people may think it is, I'm selling South Carolina as this great, new, positive state that everybody needs to look at.
虽然有些人可能会觉得我是在作秀，但是我在把南卡罗来纳州以这种伟大的，全新的，积极的状态展示出来，每个人都需要参观一下。