tony

/ˈtəʊni/

Meanings

adjective

时髦的，高档的，高端的。

Stylish, high-toned, upscale.

Examples :

"The new restaurant downtown is very tony; it has valet parking and a strict dress code. "

市中心新开的那家餐厅非常高档时髦，不仅有代客泊车，还有严格的着装要求。

noun

笨蛋，傻瓜.

A simpleton.

Examples :

""Don't rely on Mark for directions; he's such a tony, he'll probably get us lost." "

别指望马克指路；他就是个大笨蛋，说不定会让我们迷路的。

person character human

Related Words

parking verb

/ˈpɑːkɪŋ/ /ˈpɑɹkɪŋ/

停车，泊车

"I parked the drive heads of my hard disk before travelling with my laptop."

旅行携带笔记本电脑前，我先停止了硬盘磁头的工作。

valet noun

/ˈvæleɪ/ /væˈleɪ/

男仆，贴身男仆。

"The wealthy businessman had a valet who laid out his suit each morning and polished his shoes. "

那位富有的商人有一位贴身男仆，每天早上为他准备好西装，并擦亮他的皮鞋。

restaurant noun

/ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹ(ə)nt/ /ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹənt/

饭店，餐馆。

"After school, my family went to a restaurant for dinner. "

放学后，我们一家人去饭馆吃了晚饭。

stylish adjective

/ˈstaɪlɪʃ/

时髦，时尚，有品味。

"My sister always dresses in a stylish way, even for everyday school events. "

我妹妹即使是参加平常的学校活动，穿着打扮也总是很时髦。

probably adverb

/ˈpɹɒbli/ /ˈpɹɑbli/

可能，大概，或许

"We're probably going to have a picnic in the park this weekend. "

这个周末我们大概会去公园野餐。

simpleton noun

/ˈsɪmpəltən/

傻子，笨蛋

"He acted like a complete simpleton, trying to pay for his groceries with Monopoly money. "

他简直像个大傻瓜一样，竟然想用大富翁的钱来付买菜的钱。

upscale verb

/ˌʌpˈskeɪl/ /ʌpˈskeɪl/

扩大，提升。

"The small bakery decided to upscale its production after becoming popular in the neighborhood. "

这家小面包店在社区走红后，决定扩大生产规模。

dress noun

/dɹɛs/

连衣裙，裙子。

"Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses."

艾米和玛丽穿着连衣裙，看起来非常漂亮。

downtown noun

/ˈdaʊntaʊn/ /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/

市中心，闹市。

"We went downtown to buy groceries for the family picnic. "

我们去了市中心买野餐要用的食物。

directions noun

/daɪˈɹɛk.ʃənz/

方向，方位。

"Keep going in the same direction."

保持朝著相同的方向走。

toned verb

/təʊnd/ /toʊnd/

定调，使具有某种色彩。

"The speaker toned down his voice to avoid waking the baby. "

说话者放低了声音，以免吵醒宝宝。（This translates to "The speaker lowered his voice to avoid waking the baby," which conveys the meaning of "toned down" as making something less intense or pronounced, thus "giving a particular tone to" the voice.)

strict adjective

/stɹɪkt/

严格，严厉的.

"strict embrace"

紧紧的拥抱