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

• Place the egg whites and cream of tartar in a large bowl and whisk until frothy.
  将蛋白和塔塔粉放在一个大碗里，打至起泡。
• 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。
• Borrowing cheaply in dollars was especially attractive given the investment opportunities in frothy emerging markets.
  鉴于新兴市场泡沫般的投资机遇，借贷便宜的美元债务尤其有吸引力。
• 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？
• Chastened regulators now talk about a presumption of guilt, not innocence, when prices look frothy.
  如今，吃一堑长一智的监管者们在价格看上去存在泡沫时谈论着有罪推定，而非无罪推定。
• His new film is a frothy romantic comedy.
  他的新电影是一部空洞的爱情喜剧。
• 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。
• But just as prices were starting to look frothy, particularly for Lafite, April produced some much-needed respite.
  但正当价格尤其是拉菲（lafite）开始给人以泡沫感时，4月份迎来了亟需的喘息。
• Frothy property markets, especially in the financial centres of Hong Kong and Singapore, are another case in point, especially as banks slash staff and, with them, home rental allowances.
  起泡沫的房地产市场，尤其是在香港和新加坡这两个金融中心的房地产市场，是另一个说明问题的现象，尤其是随着各银行裁减员工以及随之而来的削减租房补贴。
• 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。