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dandy

/dan-dee/US // ˈdæn di //UK // (ˈdændɪ) //

纨绔子弟,纨裤子弟

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    plural dan·dies.

    • : a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
    • : Informal. something or someone of exceptional or first-rate quality: Your reply was a dandy.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    dan·di·er, dan·di·est.

    • : characteristic of a dandy; foppish.
    • : Informal. fine; excellent; first-rate: a dandy vacation spot.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.fine, excellent

Examples

  • The base four-cylinder turbo is dandy, especially for daily commutes.

  • These handy-dandy contraptions disperse hot water vapor to a fiber pad, allowing you to clean your floors with minimal effort, chemicals, and mess.

  • Using a long-handled lighter, WD-40 customers have reported that it makes a dandy mini-flame thrower.

  • The market value of your now-nine-year security would be only about $9,174, according to my handy-dandy online bond calculator.

  • That’s all fine and dandy, but a lack of a schedule can be confusing for our animals, especially when they usually have free reign of the house from 9 to 5 every day.

  • And this big box that encloses him is only an exaggeration of his regular nerd-dandy clothes.

  • As well as being less flirtatious, Capaldi is far less of a dandy.

  • Yankee Doodle Dandy, from 1942, tells the story of the man who practically wrote the soundtrack to American patriotism.

  • Gary Hume dressed as a Mexican dandy and sold tequila slammers.

  • Baudelaire, very much the well-dressed young dandy, was watching from his carriage across the street.

  • The poor dandy showed a pair of straight coat-tails instanter, and the whole table joined in a "tremenjous" roar.

  • The tobacco-box, during the reign of Elizabeth, was no unimportant part of a dandy's outfit; sometimes a pouch or bag was used.

  • The creature kept up a deafening squealing, while out of the bush rushed Dandy, the farmers dog.

  • Dandy seemed much surprised to discover that he had locked his teeth on the wrong individual!

  • Boat after boat came up and made fast astern of the dandy vessel, and soon the decks were crowded with merry groups.