单词 | Showy |
例句 | 1. Her dress was too showy for such a formal occasion. 2. Since he was color blind, he favored large, showy flowers. 3. He is gorgeous, not strong, but showy. 4. The species is distinguished by its showy white flowers. 5. She wore a lot of cheap, showy jewelry. 6. Pekin dinner service, silver cutlery, crystal glasses, showy white napkins, all in order. 7. Winningham delivers Oscar-caliber work, too, in the less showy but equally complex and demanding title role. 8. She didn't like thunder; it was over-dramatic and showy, like tropical plants. 9. The males stay behind, for their showy manes would only disturb the hunt whose technique is stealth. 10. But why should the choice involve a showy crown or a pair of luminous buttocks? 11. Though hardly a showy plant, its needle-thin blades look almost silver, especially when covered by a film of dew. 12. Some bowerbirds are bright and showy, but others are drab and excite their females with elaborate shelters instead. 13. It is a great shame that such a showy and obliging plant does not seem to be sold by any nursery today. 14. Showy hibiscus hybrids and elegant topiary bore my green-fingered crew. 15. The bottom half is a counterpoint to the showy fecundity of the top. 16. Then they returned to their showy vehicles and went racing away with squealing tyres. 17. A gaudy or showy ornament or trinket. 18. To adorn ( oneself ) in a showy manner. 19. A bauble is a showy ornament of little value. 20. Colorful, showy display; pageantry or pomp. 21. The clothes were very showy, very theatrical. 22. He had changed his showy shoulder - strap. 23. California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers. 24. She often wears that cheap showy rhinestone bracelet. 25. But the winter container's secret weapon, planted in layers under showy pansies or polyanthus, is the spring-flowering bulb. 26. I see her again, very straight, dressed in light colors, not at all showy. 27. What were they all doing there, paying a small fortune for their showy booths to catch the politicians' eyes? 28. In fact, he reportedly blew it out with a stunning, if showy, throw-out at third. 29. In these pieces the three higher parts are clearly distinguished from the two lower and given showy coloratura. 30. Any of various ornamental, mostly climbing plants of the genus Clematis, native chiefly to northern temperate regions and having showy, variously colored flowers or decorative fruit clusters. 31. Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances. 32. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix. 33. North American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and showy white purple - tinged flowers. 34. Any of various chiefly tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Hibiscus, having large, showy, variously colored flowers with numerous stamens united into a tube surrounding the style. 35. The central meaning shared by these adjectives is . tastelessly showy. 36. Any of various plants of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America, especially Z. elegans, widely cultivated for its showy, rayed, variously colored flower heads. 37. A stout aromatic Mediterranean herb(Salvia sclarea) in the mint family, having showy violet, pink, or white flower clusters and yielding an essential oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery. 38. He had spent much of his life studying ancient Roman architecture and had entered his share of design competitions only to come in second to his more showy, but less qualified, peers. 39. Any of various American plants of the genus Tagetes, widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers. 40. Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers. 41. A perennial Eurasian herb ( Chelidonium majus ) having deeply divided leaves, showy yellow flowers, and yellow - orange latex. 42. There's nothing showy in his manner, no strut or swagger. 43. Any of various epiphytic orchids of the genus Cymbidium, native to tropical Asia and Australia and extensively hybridized and cultivated for their elongate clusters of showy blooms. 44. Black - eyed gipsy girls, hooded in showy handkerchiefs, sallied forth to tell fortunes. 45. With exceptions, luxury websites tend to be showy but unoriginal, since firms often use the same web designers. 46. Any of various plants of the genus Calceolaria native from Mexico to South America and widely cultivated for their showy, speckled, slipper-shaped flowers. 47. Any of various chiefly eastern Asian perennial herbs of the genus Astilbe, having compound basal leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers. 48. Any of various plants of the genus Coreopsis in the composite family, especially the North American species, having showy radiate flower heads with yellow or, rarely, purplish flowers. 49. It has also solve the psychological distress of female patients provoking by midline showy scar of median sternotomy, so it has acquire a good surgical cosmetic effect. 50. Any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria, having milky sap and showy, fragrant, funnel-shaped, variously colored flowers. 51. The term describes a pretentiously showy or impressive facade to draw attention away from dirty conditions. 52. Any of several chiefly tropical American bulbous plants of the genus Hippeastrum grown as ornamentals for their large, showy, funnel-shaped, variously colored flowers that are grouped in umbels. 53. Any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Viburnum, having opposite leaves, showy terminal clusters of small white or pink flowers, and red or black drupes. 54. Any of various perennial Eurasian herbs of the genus Crocus, having grasslike leaves and showy, variously colored flowers. 54. is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words. 55. Within weeks, showy evening primroses spread their petals, joining a wildflower pageant 650 species strong. 56. China aster :an annual Chinese plant (Callistephus chinensis) in the composite family, widely grown in several forms for its showy, variously colored flower heads. 57. Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike. 58. A woolly, white, mat-forming perennial herb (Cerastium tomentosum) native to Italy and widely cultivated in rock gardens for its showy white flowers with notched petals. 59. Iberis in the mustard family, native to Europe and the Mediterranean region and widely cultivated for their showy clusters of white, pink, crimson, or purple flowers. 60. For all his reclusiveness, moreover, Mr. Salinger has none of the sage's self-effacement; his manner is a big and showy one, given to tours-de-force and to large emotional gestures. 61. Any of numerous, mostly Eurasian plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the composite family, many of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy, radiate flower heads. 62. Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia. 63. Venerable but not fusty, privileged but not showy, secure its sense of excellence, but not arrogant, Oxford is, in a word, civilized. 64. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers. 65. Her great white hat with its vulgar. showy flowers was an affront. 66. Any of various Mediterranean shrubs of the genus Cytisus in the pea family, especially C. Scoparius, having mostly compound leaves with three leaflets and showy, usually bright yellow flowers. 67. She had the aptitude of the struggler who seeks emancipation. The glow of a more showy life was not lost upon her. 68. Any of several herbs or woody vines of the genus Aristolochia having showy, malodorous, purplish -brown to yellowish flowers with peculiar or unusual shapes. 69. Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous. 70. A southeast Asian evergreen tree (Syzygium jambos) widely cultivated for its showy flowers and fragrant, cream-yellow, ovoid fruits that are used for jellies and confections. 71. Mannerist style Italian Gardens were the grand and heroic, showy landscapes that were created as statements of power and prestige. 72. Any of various herbs of the genus Campanula, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and often having showy, bell-shaped, violet or blue flowers. 73. Saddam's showy return to the faith was perhaps not entirely cynical. 74. A large family of plants, the Liliaceae, characterized by showy flowers with six perianth segments, six stamens, and a superior ovary and usually producing bulbs or rhizomes. 75. Most of those canonised made no claims to perform showy miracles such as mystic flying. 76. A plant of the genus Delphinium, especially any of several tall cultivated varieties having palmate leaves and long racemes of showy, variously colored spurred flowers. 77. Any of numerous cultivated forms of a perennial plant(Dianthus caryophyllus) having showy, variously colored, usually double, often fragrant flowers with fringed petals. 78. In the second place, Teaching of Reading that is lacking in its original meaning goes to extreme with showy jollification, even entertainment preference. 79. any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and few-flowered corymbose clusters; some have poisonous seeds. 80. Any of various bulbous herbs of the genus Ixia native to southern Africa and widely cultivated as an ornamental, having grasslike leaves and showy clusters of variously colored flowers. 81. Any of various perennial tropical herbs of the genus Canna, having clusters of large, showy flowers and including an edible variety. 82. A shrub(Encelia farinosa) in the composite family, native to Mexico and the southwest United States and having grayish foliage and showy flower heads with yellow rays. 83. A bulbous plant ( Narcissus pseudonarcissus ) having showy, usually yellow flowers with a trumpet - shaped central crown. 84. People expect you to hand out something showy when they've decided you're sitting on treasure. 84. try its best to collect and build good sentences. 85. Any of various fleshy plants of the genus Portulaca, especially P. grandiflora of South America, cultivated for its showy, colorful flowers that open only in sunlight. 86. Another was on the Bowery, which he knew contained many showy resorts. 87. Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated for its showy radiate yellow flower heads. 88. Any of various tropical American, mostly epiphytic orchids of the genus Cattleya, much hybridized and extensively cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers. 89. A cheap and showy object of little or no use; a gewgaw. 90. That's why they used them to breed so many of the showy polyanthus you see in classic spring bedding schemes all through our parks and urban landscapes. 91. States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center. 92. He scrawled his name across the bill, underlining it with a showy flourish. 93. Any of several African plants in the composite family, especially those in the genera Arctotis, Gerbera, and Lonas, that have showy flower heads. 94. Any of various plants of the genus Dianthus, such as the carnation and sweet William, often cultivated for their showy, fragrant flowers. 95. A water plant with a showy purple flower, the Water Hyacinth, was a native of the Amazon Basin and is now seen as the most important nuisance aquatic plant worldwide. 96. Music A showy or ceremonious passage, such as a fanfare. 97. Then there had been the pleasurable excitement of choosing a showy grey stepper for May's brougham. 98. A tree (Cornus florida) of eastern North America, having small greenish flowers surrounded by four large[sentencedict .com], showy white or pink bracts that resemble petals. 99. The island, the smallest of the Canadian provinces, is home to a variety of showy fall species: maple, oak, birch, quaking aspen and poplar, each contributing its own hue to the polychrome landscape. 100. An erect to straggly shrub (Euonymus americanus) of the eastern United States having inconspicuous flowers and showy pinkish fruit. |
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