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单词 swanky
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Definition of swanky in English:

swanky

adjectiveswankiest, swankier ˈswaŋkiˈswæŋki
informal
  • 1Stylishly luxurious and expensive.

    directors with swanky company cars
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The head chef of the swanky hotel hosting Earth Summit bigwigs described the mountains of posh food he is laying on for their pleasure.
    • My attempts at coolness were almost spoiled during a very important meeting at the extremely swanky and expensive Cap D' Antibes Hotel.
    • It's on the fourth floor of a new development (with swanky security gates and a lift!) and from the window you can see right across London to the post office tower.
    • Rumours were rife the wild rocker had proposed to his former wife at Las Vegas' swanky Palms Hotel and Casino and she had said ‘yes.’
    • All in all, I'd rather work in a care home than be a swanky company director.
    • That's a swanky hotel in Montego Bay which the kids fancy.
    • Bangalore's crime cells are pushing for the corporate look - swanky and stylish.
    • We relished every detail until someone produced the new Monsoon Home catalogue and we pored over swanky cushions and light fittings, virtually licking the pages.
    • On Sunday night I attended a swanky dinner in a painfully trendy Brighton Hotel to listen to James Rubin, former US assistant secretary of state.
    • Matt and Phred's is a perfect place for her to play with low lights and swanky red curtains behind the stage, it's a classy affair for whoever is privileged to wonder in tonight.
    • Mr. Antolini now lives in a swanky apartment with his wife, who's rich and a good bit older than he.
    • Still, when all around were dining on quails' eggs, Orwell was roughing it in the kitchens of swanky hotels, dossing down in flea pits and blundering in the Spanish Civil war.
    • Don't be put off by expensive looking cosmetics boutiques and swanky hair salons when you're deciding your new look.
    • Titanic is ostentatious in its fidelity to the material aspects of its subject, presenting in detail the handsome staterooms, decks and swankily appointed first-class atrium with its famous staircase.
    • Vodka hasn't always been such a swanky part of drink culture.
    • They were to meet at the swanky bar, the Vibe, frequented by a clientele of beautiful people and the city's in-crowd to which bloggers were no exception.
    • My new gym is very expensive and somewhat swanky.
    • I find it hard to believe that women want to have sex with strange men one after the other after the other, whether it's in swanky hotels, cosy suburban boudoirs or dirty back alleys.
    • For Asia's hip and swanky people, carrying a mobile phone with a cracked screen and a tatty plastic cover is tantamount to a crime against fashion.
    • Sobviously hasn't ever swankily sipped the White Zin. or the Boone's Farm if he considers THIS the worst wine ever.
    Synonyms
    luxurious, luxury, deluxe, plush, sumptuous, palatial, lavish, lavishly appointed, gorgeous, opulent, splendid, magnificent, lush, glamorous, glittering, rich, costly, expensive, upmarket, fancy, stylish, grandiose
    1. 1.1 Using one's wealth, knowledge, or achievements to try to impress others.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The seating area looks good too, with walled booths creating a modern and very (self-consciously) swanky impression.
      Synonyms
      bragging, crowing, swaggering, braggart, overweening, overbearing, bumptious, puffed up, vaunting, blowhard, ostentatious, full of oneself

Derivatives

  • swankily

  • adverb
    informal
    • You could dismiss this swankily shot Latin American trifle as an upscale soap opera, but that would be an insult to soap operas.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I take myself off to the basement homeware department of Peter Jones's swankily renovated store in Sloane Square.
      • Just look at the review of Bondi Junction's Bar Pacifica, which opens: ‘Sitting swankily on the top floor of The Eastern, this chi-chi bar serves up lush cocktails and an adventurous menu.’
      • It's a swankily appointed show car created in 2004 to show then suitor Shanghai Automotive it could come up with a marketable design in, like, 90 minutes.
  • swankiness

  • noun
    informal
    • Depending on the swankiness of the place where it is served and the origins of the beer itself it can go up to €4.50.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Filled with old tables and shelves piled high with an assortment of goods and with its walls bedecked with posters dating from the 1950s, there's no modern swankiness about Ah Tsai's.
      • So we talk about the passing parade of people, and order caviar and wine and bask in the swankiness of it all.
      • But it wasn't until he landed a sous job at Boston's Mistral - a hot spot for foodies - that he realized swankiness does not mean happiness when home is a four-hour drive from his favorite slopes.
      • Western Europe's a bastion of swankiness: you don't need cable to see naked people on TV.

Rhymes

cranky, Frankie, hanky, hanky-panky, lanky, manky, Yankee
 
 

Definition of swanky in US English:

swanky

adjectiveˈswaNGkēˈswæŋki
informal
  • 1Stylishly luxurious and expensive.

    directors with swanky company cars
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The head chef of the swanky hotel hosting Earth Summit bigwigs described the mountains of posh food he is laying on for their pleasure.
    • It's on the fourth floor of a new development (with swanky security gates and a lift!) and from the window you can see right across London to the post office tower.
    • Vodka hasn't always been such a swanky part of drink culture.
    • For Asia's hip and swanky people, carrying a mobile phone with a cracked screen and a tatty plastic cover is tantamount to a crime against fashion.
    • Bangalore's crime cells are pushing for the corporate look - swanky and stylish.
    • All in all, I'd rather work in a care home than be a swanky company director.
    • That's a swanky hotel in Montego Bay which the kids fancy.
    • We relished every detail until someone produced the new Monsoon Home catalogue and we pored over swanky cushions and light fittings, virtually licking the pages.
    • Titanic is ostentatious in its fidelity to the material aspects of its subject, presenting in detail the handsome staterooms, decks and swankily appointed first-class atrium with its famous staircase.
    • Sobviously hasn't ever swankily sipped the White Zin. or the Boone's Farm if he considers THIS the worst wine ever.
    • Mr. Antolini now lives in a swanky apartment with his wife, who's rich and a good bit older than he.
    • My attempts at coolness were almost spoiled during a very important meeting at the extremely swanky and expensive Cap D' Antibes Hotel.
    • Matt and Phred's is a perfect place for her to play with low lights and swanky red curtains behind the stage, it's a classy affair for whoever is privileged to wonder in tonight.
    • Rumours were rife the wild rocker had proposed to his former wife at Las Vegas' swanky Palms Hotel and Casino and she had said ‘yes.’
    • They were to meet at the swanky bar, the Vibe, frequented by a clientele of beautiful people and the city's in-crowd to which bloggers were no exception.
    • Don't be put off by expensive looking cosmetics boutiques and swanky hair salons when you're deciding your new look.
    • My new gym is very expensive and somewhat swanky.
    • I find it hard to believe that women want to have sex with strange men one after the other after the other, whether it's in swanky hotels, cosy suburban boudoirs or dirty back alleys.
    • Still, when all around were dining on quails' eggs, Orwell was roughing it in the kitchens of swanky hotels, dossing down in flea pits and blundering in the Spanish Civil war.
    • On Sunday night I attended a swanky dinner in a painfully trendy Brighton Hotel to listen to James Rubin, former US assistant secretary of state.
    Synonyms
    luxurious, luxury, deluxe, plush, sumptuous, palatial, lavish, lavishly appointed, gorgeous, opulent, splendid, magnificent, lush, glamorous, glittering, rich, costly, expensive, upmarket, fancy, stylish, grandiose
    1. 1.1 Using one's wealth, knowledge, or achievements to try to impress others.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The seating area looks good too, with walled booths creating a modern and very (self-consciously) swanky impression.
      Synonyms
      bragging, crowing, swaggering, braggart, overweening, overbearing, bumptious, puffed up, vaunting, blowhard, ostentatious, full of oneself
 
 
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