英 [ˈtʃɪntsi] 美 [ˈtʃɪntsi]
adj. 低廉的，廉价的；以印花棉布做成的
比较级chintzier或more chintzy
最高级chintziest或most chintzy
chintzy /ˈtʃɪntsɪ/
形容词 If you describe something as chintzy, you mean that it is showy and looks cheap. 引人注目的; 廉价的
...a chintzy table lamp.
...一台廉价的桌灯。
形容词 You can describe someone as chintzy if they are mean and seem to spend very little money compared with other people. (在金钱上)吝啬的
...disadvantages such as depending on chintzy and humiliating public assistance for income.
...诸如在收入上依赖零碎和不体面的公众援助金之弱点。
... chintz 印花棉布 chintzy 棉布做的 chin-up 引体向上 ...
... cheesy 干酪质的 chintzy 以印花棉布做成的... tinny (声音)细弱无力的...
... 印花棉布 = chintzily 印花棉布 = chintzy 印花装饰布 = cretonne ...
Sure, they’re chintzy plastic.
当然，是用低廉的塑料制成的。
That was a chintzy present.
那真是一个廉价的礼品。
But this is no chintzy Halloween costume.
但是，这不是一般的万圣节服装。
Fearing an explosion of costs, employers came up with chintzy ways of complying with parity laws.
Designers warn that sheer layers can look chintzy if relying solely on inexpensive fabrics.
WSJ: Sheer Curtains, Solar Shades Are Popular Window Treatments
Even when a business, breaking the pattern, attaches a value to its customers' wasted time, it's chintzy.