tacky

英 [ˈtæki]

美 [ˈtæki]

adj. 低劣的; 蹩脚的; 俗气的; 乏味的; 未干透的; 发黏的

Collins.1 / BNC.18646 / COCA.14393

牛津词典

adj.

ADJ-GRADED 做工粗糙的;劣质的;俗气的
If you describe something astacky, you dislike it because it is cheap and badly made or vulgar.
1. ...a woman in a fake leopard-skin coat and tacky red sunglasses...
  身穿假豹皮大衣、戴着俗气的大红色太阳镜的女人
2. The whole thing is dreadfully tacky.
  整件东西糟糕透顶。
ADJ-GRADED (油漆、胶水)发黏的，未干的
If something such as paint or glue istacky, it is slightly sticky and not yet dry.
1. Test to see if the finish is tacky, and if it is, leave it to harden.
  看看最后一道漆干了没有，要是没干，就先让它干透。

adj

tastelessly showy
1. a flash car
2. a flashy ring
3. garish colors
4. a gaudy costume
5. loud sport shirts
6. a meretricious yet stylish book
7. tawdry ornaments
Synonym:brassycheapflashflashygarishgaudygimcrackloudmeretricioustattytawdrytrashy
(of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
1. tacky varnish

She's pretty, but her name's too tacky.
她是漂亮，但是她的名字太俗气了。
They spread a lot of tacky gossip about his love life.
关于他的爱情生活，他们散播了许多不堪的闲言闲语。
In general, fine particles tend to clump and agglomerate if they are moist or tacky.
通常潮湿和粘性的微细颗粒易于聚集和结块。
I hope it's not one of these tacky ones.
我希望不要取这些俗气的名字。
It can also be used as a substitute for tacky mats or for tacky strips used in air showers.
还可替代粘尘垫或空气喷淋房的粘尘条。
Depending on the hardness, the film may be tacky and sticky.
根据硬度的不同，薄膜可能会有粘性。
This makes your work sloppy and tacky.
这使你的工作马虎和俗气。
We'll all be left with all the tacky kind of concrete and whatever that's left behind.
奥运会结束后，留给我们的全部都是些俗不可耐的混凝土建筑和其他的遗留物。
Test to see if the finish is tacky, and if it is, leave it to harden.
看看最后一道漆干了没有，要是没干，就先让它干透。
The whole thing is dreadfully tacky.
整件东西糟糕透顶。