| 单词 | glossy |
| 释义 | glossy (once / 1285 pages) adjn Something that is glossy is something that shines or is attractive. Things that are glossy reflect light, like certain types of lipstick. Glossy paper is smooth and has a shine to it, like the paper of most calendars. The word glossy sounds a little bit like the word glassy, which is a good way to remember it. Things that are glossy sort of look like glass, meaning they have a shine to them. After your teeth are cleaned, they'll hopefully look glossy. When you print photographs, you can choose a glossy finish — that’s when the image looks shiny and smooth. In that instance, the opposite of glossy is matte, a sort of rougher finish that doesn’t reflect light. WORD FAMILYglossy: glossier, glossies, glossiest, glossily, glossiness USAGE EXAMPLESI shiver in my paper gown, sitting near a table with glossy magazines. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) They installed wall-size screens and display cases and arranged glossy tablets on large tables. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) The app is smooth and visually engaging, with food photography worthy of a glossy magazine. Time(Dec 22, 2016) 1adj reflecting light the horse's glossy coat Syn glistening, lustrous, sheeny, shining, shiny bright emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts 2adj (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers glossy paper Syn calendered glazed, shiny having a shiny surface or coating 3adj superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense a glossy TV series Syn showy attractive pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm 4n a magazine printed on good quality paper Syn|Hyper slick, slick magazine mag, magazine a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it 5n a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper Hyper exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material |
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