| 单词 | gimmickry |
| 释义 | gimmickry noun[U] disapprovinguk/ˈɡɪm.ɪ.kri/us/ˈɡɪm.ɪ.kri/theactof usinggimmicks,especiallyinorderto make aproductoractivitymoresuccessful （尤指旨在使产品畅销或活动有吸引力的）耍推销花招，玩弄销售伎俩Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
Examplesofgimmickrygimmickry That comes dangerously near to a charge ofgimmickry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In retrospect one wonders whether even the "gimmickry" of that time was in the best interests of the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The real reason for it is a politicalgimmickryone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet it, more than most, has been subject to ministerial whim, short-termism and politicalgimmickry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I refer to the development of city technology colleges, which have been referred to by their critics asgimmickry, irrelevant and a confidence trick. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At the time, many of them thought information technology was justgimmickry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not short of campaigns these days, but this one can clearly be seen not to be based ongimmickryor protest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This situation will not be faced by fancygimmickry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My complaint is that often we havegimmickrydressed up as policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is he not indulging in a certain sleight of hand and public relationsgimmickry? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have heard a speech ofgimmickry, selective statistics and party political stunts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not impressed bygimmickryor by political posturing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, they have been an exercise in complexity,gimmickryand a good deal of conjuring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The entire scheme and the regulations now before us are sheergimmickry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be disastrous if we were to embark upon another kind ofgimmickryin the form of industrialised temporary accommodation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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