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

• Residential construction in tier 2 cities is leading to an oversupply of stock and frothy land prices – both of which put downward pressure on developers margins.
  二线城市的住宅建设正在导致住宅存量供应过剩和地价泡沫&这两个现象都对开放商的利润率造成了下行压力。
• Here, the devil wears taffeta and the script is more frothy than cutting edge.
  在这里，魔鬼穿着塔夫绸和脚本更比泡沫时代的尖端。
• Beat egg whites until frothy, add salt, lemon juice and extracts.
  把蛋白打至粗泡，加入食盐，柠檬汁和香精。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream.
  牛奶加香料水果或冰淇淋制成的多泡沫的饮料。
• If negative real interest rates persist, policymakers fear depositors could flee the banks and pour more of their money into the already frothy stock and property markets.
  如果实际利率为负的情况持续下去，决策者担心储户有可能把钱抽离银行，将更多资金投入已经出现泡沫的股市和房地产市场。