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单词 confetti
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confetti
noun[U]
uk
/kənˈfet.i/us
/kənˈfet̬.i/
smallpiecesofcolouredpaperthat youthrowat acelebration,especiallyover twopeoplewho have just beenmarried
（尤指结婚等庆典时抛撒的）五彩纸屑
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(Definition ofconfettifrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • He recognised the trio for the same that had pelted Cairn and himself with confetti earlier in the evening.
  • In the gardens of the hotel, the paths lay ankle-deep in scattered confetti.
  • The bridal couple drove away amidst much hilarity, inspired by the unaccustomed champagne and expressed in rice and confetti.
  • The riotous interchange of nosegays and confetti was partially suspended, while the procession passed.
  • They pelted the Snow-man with snowballs and then sold bags of white confetti.

confetti| American Dictionary

confetti
noun[U]
us
/kənˈfet̬·i/
verysmallpiecesofcoloredpaperthat youthrowwhencelebrating:
Atmidnight, we allcheeredandthrewconfetti.
(Definition ofconfettifrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconfetti

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Could he not have issued one press release to match theconfettiof press releases that he is now issuing on the subject?
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She has been promised them likeconfettiat a wedding.
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It has been throwing permits around likeconfetti.
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In the end they were coming out likeconfetti.
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As a result, departing tourists are liable to be pelted withconfetti.
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We must remember the public, on whom these arbitrary decisions may rain down likeconfetti.
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Smaller companies which are struggling to carry on in these difficult days see money scattered around likeconfettito companies that do not need it.
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I believe that he called it the "confettiindustry".
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People start to spread such notices around likeconfettiin order to improve their wages.
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Injunctions against the media have been thrown about likeconfettiin the hands of an excitable wedding guest.
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In this report they seem to have been signed likeconfetti; all around are signing public interest immunity certificates.
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On the contrary, it becomes all the more important to avoid giving each other meaninglessconfettimoney increases.
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Increases of that kind are worth having; they are real increases, notconfettimoney.
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The implication that they will go around scattering them likeconfettirepresented a deeply disappointing attitude toward local authorities.
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Showering taxpayers' money likeconfettiwithout a recognition of where true need exists is not a service to the elderly.
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