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单词 cheeky
释义
cheeky
adjective
UK
uk
/ˈtʃiː.ki/us
/ˈtʃiː.ki/
B2
slightlyrudeorshowingnorespect, but often in afunnyway:
厚脸皮的，不要脸的；鲁莽的，放肆的
She's got such a cheekygrin.她还厚着脸皮咧嘴笑呢。
Don't be so cheeky!不要这么放肆！
Synonyms
disrespectful
fresh(TOO CONFIDENT)informal
impertinent
impudent
insolent
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not polite
  • rudeHe made a rude remark about the staff.
  • impoliteShe asks direct questions without being in any way impolite.
  • cheekyUKYou asked your teacher how old she was? That was a bit cheeky!
  • disrespectfulThe class was very disrespectful towards the new teacher.
  • impertinentIt was clear that they found his questions impertinent.
  • insolentWhat an ungrateful, insolent child!
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mainlyUKinformal humorous
used todescribesomething that youeat,drink, or do,especiallywhen this is donequickly, withoutplanning, or when you should not really do it:
很快做的；临时起意的；实不应该的
We just wentoutsidefor a cheekycigarette.我们刚到外面很快地抽了一支烟。
More examples
  • You're a cheeky littlemiss! Apologize atonce.
  • Children whotalkback areregardedas cheeky anddisrespectful.
  • Come here, you cheeky littletyke!
  • Don't be cheeky toyourmother,please!
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Rude and cheeky
  • cheekily
  • cheekiness
  • churlish
  • churlishly
  • churlishness
  • coarse
  • coarsely
  • discourteous
  • fruity
  • gall
  • impudent
  • incivility
  • offensively
  • offensiveness
  • potty mouth
  • potty-mouthed
  • presume
  • presumptuously
  • ripe
  • unrepeatable
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Examplesofcheeky

cheeky
I thought that that was particularlycheeky.
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The response seems to mecheeky.
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I interviewed him and pleaded with him, and he told me, in a most aggressive,cheeky, and impertinent fashion, that he would see the law altered against me.
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Secondly, it was also a littlecheeky.
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The notion that they arecheekychappies who have the best welfare of football fans at heart but might make a few bob on the side is nonsensical.
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I havecheekyand serious answers.
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However, she was rathercheeky: no one would guess from her speech that investment in rural bus services is at its highest level for many years.
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Onecheekyand obstinate prisoner, he said, was forced to strip naked and exercise.
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Their style is generallycheeky, anarchic and subversive, with enough strong women and graceful men.
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He's just socheeky, he can get away with anything.
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He is famous for hischeekywink at the start of each performance.
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With the world at large he's cocky,cheekyand good-humoured.
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He's a realcheekychappy who has changed his career later in life.
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She's verycheekyand that makes her funny, so she's really a charming villain.
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Later sections arecheekyand flamboyant, contrasted in between with gentle and reflective melodies.
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