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BNC: 24382 COCA: 25012

tinsel

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tin·sel /ˈtɪnsəl/ noun [uncountableU]  
1. DHDECORATEthin strings of shiny paper used as decorations, especially at Christmas 〔尤指圣诞节期间装饰用的〕闪光纸
2  UNIMPORTANTsomething that seems attractive but is not valuable or important 花哨而无用的东西，华而不实的东西
 the tinsel and glamour of Hollywood
好莱坞的浮华和诱惑力
Examples from the Corpus
tinsel• Not everything about the job was flash and tinsel.• He draped tinsel round the pink lampshades on the table.• She insists on tacking up a bit of tinsel and so on and I see she's done the same for you.• It glittered eerily for a second and exploded, forming a cloud of tinsel.• His hair was tied back with a piece of tinsel string he had found in the Christmas decorations box.• It was identical to mine but for the obvious giveaway that it had no purple tinsel on the handle.• I had put the purple tinsel on to make my case instantly recognisable.• Get some tinsel and some glitter dust if you can.• What is so sad is that through all the tinsel shines a reality, but we can not seem to grasp it.
Origin tinsel
(1400-1500) Old French estincelle, estancele, etincelle “spark”; → STENCIL2
tin·sel noun
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BNC: 24382 COCA: 25012
BNC: 24382 COCA: 25012
BNC: 24382 COCA: 25012

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