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posh

/pɒʃ/ /pɑʃ/

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noun

碎片，碎屑

Fragments produced by an impact

Examples :

"The car crash produced many small poshs of shattered glass. "

车祸产生了很多细小的碎玻璃碎片。

material geology physics

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noun

烂泥，冰泥

Examples :

"The car struggled through the posh left on the streets after the snowstorm. "

雪灾过后，汽车在街道上留下的烂泥中艰难行驶。

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adjective

豪华的，高级的.

Associated with the upper classes.

Examples :

"She talks with a posh accent."

她说话带着一种很高级的口音。

society culture style

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adjective

时髦的，高档的，昂贵的

Stylish, elegant, exclusive (expensive).

Examples :

"After the performance they went out to a very posh restaurant."

演出结束后，他们去了一家非常时髦高档的餐厅。

style appearance quality

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adjective

势利的，讲究排场的。

(usually offensive) Snobbish, materialistic, prejudiced, under the illusion that one is better than everyone else.

Examples :

"We have a right posh git moving in next door"

我们隔壁搬来了一个非常势利的家伙。

attitude character style society value human

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interjection

呸，切。

An exclamation expressing derision.

Examples :

"1889: "The czar! Posh! I slap my fingers--I snap my fingers at him." — Rudyard Kipling, The Man Who Was"

1889年：“沙皇！呸！我对他嗤之以鼻——我对他不屑一顾。”

exclamation language