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cheeky

/chee-kee/US // ˈtʃi ki //UK // (ˈtʃiːkɪ) //

厚脸皮,厚颜无耻,厚脸皮的,厚颜无耻的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    cheek·i·er, cheek·i·est.

    • : impudent; insolent: a cheeky fellow; cheeky behavior.

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Examples

  • This includes the radically redesigned Kia Sorento, a midsize crossover that blends the burly styling of a full-size Telluride with the cheeky curves of a compact Sportage.

  • A cleverer show might have been able to bridge the gap between these two options, using more than just cheeky string quartets and a missing prince to signal its intentions toward historical accuracy.

  • The essay, which has been reprinted in collections of Kael’s work, was titled “Raising Kane” — a cheeky reference to the idiom “raising Cain,” which means to cause a ruckus or raise hell.

  • Among the deaf cast members, Ahmed’s sign name was a variation on “f---up,” a cheeky nod to his learning curve.

  • Now, like a cheeky photo bomber, Apple’s orb bobs in the marina and uses Safdie’s towers as dramatic backdrop.

  • Ricky Gervais, the sultan of scorn, uttered that cheeky bit while emceeing the Golden Globes ceremony a few years back.

  • The revival swept in glam costumes, elegant choreography, and cheeky fun, sometimes weaving in social commentary.

  • Greaves and a handful of friends founded it in January as a vehicle for a cheeky, in-your-face brand of political theater.

  • It was the cataclysmic collision of spitfire upstart performer, brilliant pop song, and cheeky music video.

  • They convey clearly, in a cheeky, campy kind of way, what the site is all about— getting the lowest price possible.

  • The nice new house was expecting them, and a cheeky, pimply German page-boy took their packages up.

  • Her nose was quite four inches higher in the air by the end of the season, in fact she presented the most cheeky appearance.

  • Some of our new men have the manners of a cheeky young chawbacon on a gate.

  • It's awfully interesting, because we work in the Huns' front-yard in a way, and it seems so cheeky somehow.

  • He had leaned his arms upon the table, and now he smiled up at her like a mischievous, cheeky school‑boy.