frothy

英 [ˈfrɒθi]

美 [ˈfrɔːθi]

adj.  有泡沫的; 起泡沫的; 华而不实的; 夸夸其谈的; 花架子的; 轻薄精巧的

最高级：frothiest　比较级：frothier　

GRE

BNC.19983 / COCA.17982

牛津词典

adj.

• 有泡沫的；起泡沫的
  having a mass of small bubbles on the surface
  1. frothy coffee
     泡沫咖啡
• 华而不实的；夸夸其谈的；花架子的
  seeming attractive and enjoyable but having no real value
  1. frothy romantic novels
     轻浮浅薄的浪漫小说
• 轻薄精巧的
  light and delicate

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 起泡沫的;表面多泡沫的
  Afrothyliquid has lots of bubbles on its surface.
  1. ...frothy milk shakes.
     泡沫奶昔

英英释义

adj

• marked by high spirits or excitement
  1. his fertile effervescent mind
  2. scintillating personality
  3. a row of sparkly cheerleaders
  Synonym:bubblingeffervescentscintillatingsparkly
• emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
  1. bubbling champagne
  2. foamy (or frothy) beer
  Synonym:bubblingbubblyfoamingfoamyeffervescingspumy

双语例句

• The chromosphere is a frothy layer churned up by gases in the photosphere.
  色球层在光球层气体的搅拌下不停地翻腾。
• His new film is a frothy romantic comedy.
  他的新电影是一部空洞的爱情喜剧。
• The frothy levels of government indebtedness prevailing in developed countries are certainly not reassuring.
  发达国家政府普遍存在的高负债水平，当然不会让人放心。
• The new invention ensures the beer keeps a full, frothy head.
  这项新发明能保证啤酒始终保持丰富的泡沫。
• This has caused some to wonder if frothy valuations are no longer confined to Chinese stock prices alone.
  这导致一些人揣测：泡沫估值是否已不再局限于中国股市？
• He began to have frequent, frothy, foul-smelling stools.
  他开始有多次、泡沫和臭味的大便。
• Both are hallmarks of frothy markets that typically retreat in tough times.
  这两者都是市场泡沫的标志，而市场低迷的时候它们却往往销声匿迹。
• China's frothy property market seems finally to be taking a leg down, which could be bad news not just for China, but for some of its biggest trading partners.
  中国的楼市泡沫似乎终于出现了泄气的迹象，这可能不仅对中国是坏消息，对中国最大的几个贸易伙伴来说也是一样。
• The risk is that cheap borrowing will finance suboptimal investments, whether in fixed assets or expensive share buybacks in a frothy equity market.
  这其中的风险在于，廉价借款可能为次优投资提供资金&无论是固定资产还是在起泡的股市上进行代价高昂的股票回购。
• One sign of a sustained slowdown would be a return to less frothy condo names.
  也许只有当小区名字起的不再如此空洞的时候，才意味着房价真正被控制住了。