racy

英 [ˈreɪsi]

美 [ˈreɪsi]

adj.  (风格)活泼的; 不雅的

比较级：racier　最高级：raciest　

GRE

BNC.22949 / COCA.17428

牛津词典

adj.

• （风格）活泼的；不雅的
  having a style that is exciting and amusing, sometimes in a way that is connected with sex
  1. a racy novel
     带荤的小说

柯林斯词典

• （文风）生动的;（举止）活泼的;泼辣的
  Racywriting or behaviour is lively, amusing, and slightly shocking.

英英释义

adj

• designed or suitable for competing in a race
• suggestive of sexual impropriety
  1. a blue movie
  2. blue jokes
  3. he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
  4. a juicy scandal
  5. a naughty wink
  6. naughty words
  7. racy anecdotes
  8. a risque story
  9. spicy gossip
  Synonym:bluegamygameyjuicynaughtyrisquespicy
• full of zest or vigor
  1. a racy literary style
  Synonym:lively
• marked by richness and fullness of flavor
  1. a rich ruby port
  2. full-bodied wines
  3. a robust claret
  4. the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee
  Synonym:full-bodiedrichrobust

双语例句

• Clutching her exposed belly, where a small tattoo hints at her racy, child-free past, the expectant fortysomething mother lies on the doctor's couch, frown lines forming.
  一位四十来岁的母亲充满期待地躺在医生的检查椅上，她皱着眉头，手放在裸露的腹部上，那里有一处小小的纹身，暗示出她从没生育过孩子。
• I began to like New York, the racy, adventurous feel of it at night.
  我开始喜欢纽约了，喜欢夜晚那种奔放冒险的情调。
• What it will do, among its varied functions, is monitor your heart rate, breathing and stress levels, collecting data that is displayed on a dashboard, phone app or computer screen& all that without compromising its racy good looks.
  它能做的包括监测你的心率、呼吸和压力水平，这些数据可以显示在汽车仪表盘、手机应用程序或电脑屏幕上&所有这些都不会影响它那活力十足的漂亮外观。
• A racy, romantic historical novel.
  一部文笔生动活泼、富于浪漫色彩的历史小说。
• Nothing could be more racy, straightforward, and alive than the prose of shakespeare.
  没有比莎士比亚的散文更有趣、更明快、更生动活泼的了。
• Sure, Asian growth still looks racy beside the more mature economies, but investors should harbour no illusions.
  诚然，与一些更为成熟的经济体相比，亚洲经济增长似乎仍然活力十足，但投资者不应心存幻想。
• But it has emerged that new technology and social trends also played a major part in the creation of the first edition in1911, and some words were considered just as racy.
  不过我们发现，在1911年第一版词典的创作过程中，新科技和社会潮流也起到了重要的作用，当时收录的一些词也同样很“潮”。
• Yet it follows you, putting up more racy pictures, perhaps even the offer of a discount.
  然而它跟着你，展示更多更漂亮的图片，甚至可能给你打折扣。
• I thought the whole tale would shortly be served up in racy pasquinade.
  我认为整个故事不久就会被添油加醋在黄色小报登出来。
• But I wish I could give here the pictures, coloured and racy, which Captain Nichols'vivid narrative offered to the imagination.
  我真希望我能画出几幅绚丽多彩的图画，把尼柯尔斯船长的生动叙述在我想象中唤起的一幅幅画面也让读者看到。