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fulsome

/ˈfʊlsəm/

Meanings
adjective

令人作呕的，过分的。

Offensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.

Examples :

"After receiving a small, polite compliment on her presentation, Sarah responded with fulsome praise, showering her colleague with excessive and insincere flattery that made everyone uncomfortable. "
莎拉在收到别人对她演示的礼貌性赞扬后，竟然用令人作呕的吹捧来回应，对她的同事极尽过分和虚伪的奉承，让每个人都感到很不自在。
attitude character style quality moral

Related Words

Illustration overzealous

overzealous adjective

/ˌoʊvərˈzɛləs/ /ˌoʊvərˈziːləs/

过分热心的，过于热情的

"With his overzealous attempts to impress, he only managed to annoy her."

他过于热情地想要给她留下好印象，结果反而惹她心烦。

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uncomfortable adjective

/ʌnˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bəl/

不舒服，难受

"The class squirmed and fidgeted in the uncomfortable new chairs."

学生们在新椅子上扭来扭去，坐得很不舒服。

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insincerity noun

/ˌɪnsɪnˈserəti/ /ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪrəti/

虚伪，不真诚，虚情假意。

"His insincerity was obvious to all; he was neither honest nor believable."

他的虚情假意大家都看得出来，既不诚实，也不可信。

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excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

过度，过分，过度的。

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

在每分钟160拍的速度下，仅仅在一个十六分三连音符上使用幅度过大的颤音，似乎有些过度了。

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offensive noun

/əˈfɛnsɪv/

进攻，攻势.

"The Marines today launched a major offensive."

今天海军陆战队发动了一次大规模的进攻。

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responded verb

/ɹəˈspɒndɪd/ /ɹəˈspɑndɪd/

回复，回答，回应。

"to respond to a question or an argument"

回复问题或回应争论。

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excessively adverb

/ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/

过度地，过分地.

"The application form was excessively complicated."

那份申请表过于复杂了。

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receiving verb

/ɹɪˈsiːvɪŋ/

接收，收到，領受。

"She received many presents for her birthday."

她生日收到了很多礼物。

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throughout adverb

/θɹuˈʌʊt/ [θɹuːˈʷaʊt]

自始至终，遍及。

"The teacher explained the lesson thoroughly throughout the entire class period. "

老师在整个课堂时间里自始至终透彻地讲解了课程。

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compliment noun

/ˈkɒmplɪmənt/ /ˈkɑmpləmənt/

赞美，称赞，恭维。

""She gave her friend a compliment on her beautiful painting." "

她称赞了她的朋友那幅美丽的画。

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flattering verb

/ˈflætəɹɪŋ/

奉承，讨好，巴结

"The new student's teacher flattered him, hoping to gain his cooperation in class projects. "

为了让那个新生配合课堂项目，老师奉承他，希望他能好好合作。

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presentation noun

/ˌpɹizənˈteɪʃən/

报告，展示，演示.

"The presentation about the new school rules was very clear and easy to understand. "

关于新校规的报告/展示/演示 非常清楚易懂。