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单词 eye candy
释义

eye candy

noun

: something superficially attractive to look at

Synonyms

  • candyfloss [British]
  • cotton candy
  • tinsel
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Example Sentences

A lot of the material on their website is just eye candy. a fashionable portrait painter in his day, he is now regarded as a minor purveyor of eye candy
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Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

eye candy

noun

as in cotton candy
something attractive but lacking in substance a fashionable portrait painter in his day, he is now regarded as a minor purveyor of eye candy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cotton candy
  • tinsel
  • window dressing
  • candyfloss
  • glitter
  • froth
  • gossamer
  • gloss
  • fluff
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