hokey

英[ˈhəʊki]
美[ˈhoʊki]

基本释义

adj.
矫揉造作的; 夸张可笑的

实用例句

Do the Hokey Pokey and turn yourself around.

转一转左脚.

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英英释义

Adjective
  • 1. effusively or insincerely emotional;

    "a bathetic novel"

    "maudlin expressons of sympathy"

    "mushy effusiveness"

    "a schmaltzy song"

    "sentimental soap operas"

    "slushy poetry"

  • 2. 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"

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