racy

英 [ˈreɪsi]

美 [ˈreɪsi]

adj.  (风格)活泼的; 不雅的

比较级：racier　最高级：raciest　

GRE

BNC.22949 / COCA.17428

牛津词典

adj.

• （风格）活泼的；不雅的
  having a style that is exciting and amusing, sometimes in a way that is connected with sex
  1. a racy novel
     带荤的小说

柯林斯词典

• （文风）生动的;（举止）活泼的;泼辣的
  Racywriting or behaviour is lively, amusing, and slightly shocking.

英英释义

adj

• designed or suitable for competing in a race
• suggestive of sexual impropriety
  1. a blue movie
  2. blue jokes
  3. he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
  4. a juicy scandal
  5. a naughty wink
  6. naughty words
  7. racy anecdotes
  8. a risque story
  9. spicy gossip
  Synonym:bluegamygameyjuicynaughtyrisquespicy
• full of zest or vigor
  1. a racy literary style
  Synonym:lively
• marked by richness and fullness of flavor
  1. a rich ruby port
  2. full-bodied wines
  3. a robust claret
  4. the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee
  Synonym:full-bodiedrichrobust

双语例句

• But I wish I could give here the pictures, coloured and racy, which Captain Nichols'vivid narrative offered to the imagination.
  我真希望我能画出几幅绚丽多彩的图画，把尼柯尔斯船长的生动叙述在我想象中唤起的一幅幅画面也让读者看到。
• The Black Eyed Peas singer appears in a racy photo shoot to promote her first signature scent, Outspoken, which she created in collaboration with the beauty label.
  这位“黑眼豆豆”女主唱出现在风格活泼的广告宣传照里，推销她与雅芳联合推出的第一款同名香水&“直言不讳”。
• Read a classic novel you adored in high school, go to a local community theater to enjoy a racy comedy or Shakespearean tragedy, and exercise at least every other day to keep your mind and body at the top of their game.
  不如读一本高中就喜欢的经典小说，去社区剧院看一场欢乐喜剧或莎翁悲剧，隔天锻炼健身，让身心永远保持良好状态。
• Actress-director Sylvia Chang pulls out a new bag of tricks filled with vibrant animated sequences, wacky production design, a racy tempo and even cheeky first-person address to audience.
  集演员导演身份为一身的张艾嘉以生动的动画场景，搞怪的创作设计，快节奏和顽皮的第一人称视角向观众陈述这部别具一格的电影。
• Clutching her exposed belly, where a small tattoo hints at her racy, child-free past, the expectant fortysomething mother lies on the doctor's couch, frown lines forming.
  一位四十来岁的母亲充满期待地躺在医生的检查椅上，她皱着眉头，手放在裸露的腹部上，那里有一处小小的纹身，暗示出她从没生育过孩子。
• I was just dropping off racy's iunch, thought I'd say heiio.
  我刚好来给特蕾西送午餐，想来和你打声招呼。
• The wild fermentation has added a racy component of Turkish musk complexity.
  野外发酵额外增加了复杂的土耳其麝香味。
• A racy, romantic historical novel.
  一部文笔生动活泼、富于浪漫色彩的历史小说。
• The book is racy rather than obscene.
  那本书与其说是猥亵的，倒不如说是活泼地。
• He was all for the racy phrase.
  他特别主张用生动的短语。