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单词 smarmy
释义
smarmy
adjective
informaldisapproving
uk
/ˈsmɑː.mi/us
/ˈsmɑːr.mi/
extremelypoliteorhelpfulorshowinga lot ofrespectin a way that isannoyingor does notseemsincere:
迎合的，巴结的；过于殷勤的
She wastryingto befriendly, but she justseemedsmarmy andinsincere.她试图显得友好，但只是让人觉得过于殷勤，不够真诚。
Synonyms
fulsomeformal
oily(TOO FRIENDLY)
oleaginousformal
unctuousformaldisapproving
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smarm
smarmily
(Definition ofsmarmyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsmarmy

smarmy
Absent ironic undertones orsmarmyorchestral colours, the affirmative character of love music in most nineteenth-century opera can scarcely communicate divided loyalties.
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We may get a fewsmarmywords about what a good idea it is, but that is as far as it will go.
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I feel also quite certain that no good whatever is done by appeasement or by being "smarmy," or by not saying exactly what we think about it.
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He's verysmarmy, and usually refers to his students as children.
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What it is an irritatinglysmarmy, implausible mess.
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The film itself is otherwise sincere in general, with no real attempt atsmarmyblack humour or winks to the audience.
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Early roles were rather strait-laced, he then sometimes played his "snide" character: quite slimy andsmarmywith a distinctive nasal voice.
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The character is self-centered,smarmy, quick tempered, and overbearingly insincere.
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