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gingerbread [ˈdʒɪndʒərbred]

n. 姜饼,姜味饼干; 华而不实的东西;
adj. 华而不实的;

例句:

  • He's offered us his villa by the sea for two weeks. The only problem is that we can only have it in February, which rather takes the gilt off the gingerbread.
    他把海边的别墅让给我们住两个星期. 但是美中不足的是我们只能在二月份去, 这就有些扫兴了.
  • They offer wooden toys, sweets and nuts, gingerbread and other sweetmeats.
    来自THETIMES
  • The high taxes that I paid took the gilt off the gingerbread.
    我缴付的高额税款除去了我大部分的收入.
  • I wouldn't go halves in the toffee and gingerbread on purpose to save the money.
    为了把钱省下来,我不肯把太妃糖和甜饼分给别人.
  • Small wooden houses with much architectural gingerbread.
    来自Caribbean Quarterly
  • Fiona Weir, the chief executive of Gingerbread, said: This .
    来自THETIMES