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gimcrack

/jim-krak/US // ˈdʒɪmˌkræk //UK // (ˈdʒɪmˌkræk) //

Gimcrack

Related Words

doodad斗牛士,斗地主,小玩意,斗牛犬 novelty新颖性,新颖,新颖的,新奇 trinket饰物,小玩意,小饰品,饰品 souvenir纪念品,记念品,纪念物,礼品 knickknack小玩意,小饰品,小玩意儿,小玩意儿 curio古玩,古董,古物,古玩店 bauble小饰品,小玩意,饰品,小玩意儿 bagatelle百加得,百加莱,百乐门,袋子

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a showy, useless trifle; gewgaw.

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : showy but useless.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noungewgaw

Synonyms

bagatelle百加得,百加莱,百乐门,袋子 bauble小饰品,小玩意,饰品,小玩意儿 curio古玩,古董,古物,古玩店 doodad斗牛士,斗地主,小玩意,斗牛犬 knickknack小玩意,小饰品,小玩意儿,小玩意儿 novelty新颖性,新颖,新颖的,新奇 souvenir纪念品,记念品,纪念物,礼品 trinket饰物,小玩意,小饰品,饰品

Examples

About two-thirds of the masters have lost their heads, and are trying to produce a gimcrack copy of Eton.
When gazing at it one gazed at the ruin, not of a cottage or of a gimcrack villa, but at the ruins of a palace.
I was never one to jump to gimcrack conclusions, and I said as much with perhaps more candour than the occasion required.
Dominating the town is the two-or three-story “Queen Hotel,” the last word in flamboyant, gimcrack hideousness.
There were many flowers in the room—some in Cloisonne vases, others in gimcrack vessels such as are bought at country fairs.

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