naff

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnaffnaff1 /næf/ adjective British English informal TASTE IN CLOTHES, MUSIC ETCsomething that is naff seems silly, especially because it is unfashionable or shows a lack of good taste → tacky a really naff film Babur says the uniform makes him look naff.Examples from the Corpusnaff• Don't wear that shirt with those slacks -- it looks naff.• Most people think taking a package holiday in Bognor is really naff.• That could be five or fifty-five, and they could be nice or naff.• Almost as naff as Pete's pudding-bowl haircut.• He could not say that the garage was macho and Pricewell's was naff, because she would tease him again.• Its a bit naff but close to the ground and good for parking.• They now rely less on naff novelties and more on structure and nuance, while still retaining an Alec Gilroy-sense of showbiz.• Tudor Davies's script has the style of an authentically naff pre-1914 original, up-dated by a sharper intelligence.naffnaff2 verb → naff offOrigin naff1 (1900-2000) Perhaps from Scottish English nyaff “unpleasant person” naff2 (1900-2000) Perhaps from eff “f”, a way of avoiding saying fuck

单词	naff
释义	naff From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnaffnaff1 /næf/ adjective British English informal TASTE IN CLOTHES, MUSIC ETCsomething that is naff seems silly, especially because it is unfashionable or shows a lack of good taste → tacky a really naff film Babur says the uniform makes him look naff.Examples from the Corpusnaff• Don't wear that shirt with those slacks -- it looks naff.• Most people think taking a package holiday in Bognor is really naff.• That could be five or fifty-five, and they could be nice or naff.• Almost as naff as Pete's pudding-bowl haircut.• He could not say that the garage was macho and Pricewell's was naff, because she would tease him again.• Its a bit naff but close to the ground and good for parking.• They now rely less on naff novelties and more on structure and nuance, while still retaining an Alec Gilroy-sense of showbiz.• Tudor Davies's script has the style of an authentically naff pre-1914 original, up-dated by a sharper intelligence.naffnaff2 verb → naff offOrigin naff1 (1900-2000) Perhaps from Scottish English nyaff “unpleasant person” naff2 (1900-2000) Perhaps from eff “f”, a way of avoiding saying fuck
随便看	be firm with somebody be first etc in line to the throne be first etc off the mark be first/second/next etc in line to the throne be fitted for be fitted for something be fitted with be fitted with something be fitted with something be five etc months gone be five etc years junior be five etc years senior be five/six/seven etc months gone be fixing to do be fixing to do something be flat on your back be flatlining be floating on air be flogging a dead horse be flooded with be flooded with something be flying high be foaming at the mouth be fond of be fond of