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

• The chromosphere is a frothy layer churned up by gases in the photosphere.
  色球层在光球层气体的搅拌下不停地翻腾。
• Prices for commercial buildings have retreated 10 per cent or more from the frothy first half of last year.
  与去年上半年的泡沫时期相比，商业地产价格下跌了10%甚至更多。
• The frothy levels of government indebtedness prevailing in developed countries are certainly not reassuring.
  发达国家政府普遍存在的高负债水平，当然不会让人放心。
• 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。
• But frothy equity markets mean that customers shift from term to demand deposits, which cost the bank less.
  但股市上涨意味着客户将资金从定期转为活期，降低了工行的利息成本。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• This has caused some to wonder if frothy valuations are no longer confined to Chinese stock prices alone.
  这导致一些人揣测：泡沫估值是否已不再局限于中国股市？