flummery
- n. （非正式，常含贬义）假恭维或废话；华而不实的仪式或排场；（食物）用燕麦或面粉等制成的柔软易食的糊状或软冻食品
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柯林斯英汉双解大词典
flummery /ˈflʌmərɪ/
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N meaningless flattery; nonsense 无味的恭维; 废话 [非正式]
双语例句权威例句
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She hated the flummery of public relations.
她讨厌公关工作中的虚夸恭维。
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But her father, who is quite as opposed to such flummery as I, says that can be cured.
不过她的父亲和我一样反对她这种俗套，说这种毛病是可以治好的。
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Their heads have fetching crests, and their necks are a beautiful, iridescent blue. Such flummery is costly to grow and likely to attract predators.
它们头上有迷人的羽冠，以及光泽艳丽的蓝色脖子。
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