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tinsel

C1 noun

tinsel /ˈtɪnsəl/ nghĩa là dây kim tuyến

Các nghĩa

  1. dây kim tuyến

    A thin, shiny foil for ornamental purposes which is of a material made of metal or resembling metal; especially, narrow glittering strips of such a material, often strung on to thread, and traditionally at Christmastime draped on Christmas trees, hung from balustrades or ceilings, or wrapped around objects as a decoration.

    broadly · uncountable · usually

    Buy some purple tinsel.

    I bought some purple tinsel.

    Hang tinsel from both branches.

  2. vẻ hào nhoáng bề ngoài

    Anything shining and gaudy; especially something superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable.

    broadly · figuratively · uncountable · usually

    Yet ſcatter'd here and there I ſome behold, / Who can diſcern the Tinſel from the Gold: […]

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