racy

英 [ˈreɪsi]

美 [ˈreɪsi]

adj.  (风格)活泼的; 不雅的

比较级：racier　最高级：raciest　

GRE

BNC.22949 / COCA.17428

牛津词典

adj.

• （风格）活泼的；不雅的
  having a style that is exciting and amusing, sometimes in a way that is connected with sex
  1. a racy novel
     带荤的小说

柯林斯词典

• （文风）生动的;（举止）活泼的;泼辣的
  Racywriting or behaviour is lively, amusing, and slightly shocking.

英英释义

adj

• designed or suitable for competing in a race
• suggestive of sexual impropriety
  1. a blue movie
  2. blue jokes
  3. he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
  4. a juicy scandal
  5. a naughty wink
  6. naughty words
  7. racy anecdotes
  8. a risque story
  9. spicy gossip
  Synonym:bluegamygameyjuicynaughtyrisquespicy
• full of zest or vigor
  1. a racy literary style
  Synonym:lively
• marked by richness and fullness of flavor
  1. a rich ruby port
  2. full-bodied wines
  3. a robust claret
  4. the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee
  Synonym:full-bodiedrichrobust

双语例句

• SCARCELY a week goes by without another glowing report about racy Chinese trains.
  几乎没有一个礼拜没有关于中国高速铁路的新消息。
• Read a classic novel you adored in high school, go to a local community theater to enjoy a racy comedy or Shakespearean tragedy, and exercise at least every other day to keep your mind and body at the top of their game.
  不如读一本高中就喜欢的经典小说，去社区剧院看一场欢乐喜剧或莎翁悲剧，隔天锻炼健身，让身心永远保持良好状态。
• He was all for the racy phrase.
  他特别主张用生动的短语。
• I began to like New York, the racy, adventurous feel of it at night.
  我开始喜欢纽约了，喜欢夜晚那种奔放冒险的情调。
• Before treatment, halfway through and a few weeks after, they brought the men into a locked lab and showed them a racy film.
  在这个治疗之前，治疗中途和完成治疗后的几周里，研究人员领着这些人走进一个锁着的实验室并给他们展示了别具特色的电影。
• Clutching her exposed belly, where a small tattoo hints at her racy, child-free past, the expectant fortysomething mother lies on the doctor's couch, frown lines forming.
  一位四十来岁的母亲充满期待地躺在医生的检查椅上，她皱着眉头，手放在裸露的腹部上，那里有一处小小的纹身，暗示出她从没生育过孩子。
• Nothing could be more racy, straightforward, and alive than the prose of shakespeare.
  没有比莎士比亚的散文更有趣、更明快、更生动活泼的了。
• Several images from the unfinished film were leaked on the internet late last week, including several racy images of Edward and Bella in bed.
  上周，该部尚未拍摄完成的影片中的一些剧照遭到不法分子泄露，随后在互联网上疯传，其中包括一组男女主角Edward和Bella的床照。
• Britain's saucy Benny Hill is known throughout the world for his racy humor, witty songs, and winning smile.
  英国帅哥班尼希尔以他的可爱幽默在世界扬名，诙谐的歌曲，动人的微笑。
• Sure, Asian growth still looks racy beside the more mature economies, but investors should harbour no illusions.
  诚然，与一些更为成熟的经济体相比，亚洲经济增长似乎仍然活力十足，但投资者不应心存幻想。