dinky

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++din·ky /ˈdɪŋki/ adjective informal  1  SMALLBEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKING British English small and attractive 小巧的，精致的 a dinky little bag 精致的小包2  American EnglishSMALLGOOD ENOUGH too small and often not very nice 狭小的，简陋的，破旧的 It was a really dinky hotel room. 那是一间非常狭小的酒店客房。

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dinky• Hotchkis's dinky ad budget translates into low annual fees.• It was a little like those dinky almshouse squares you sometimes see from a bus and wish you could live in.• Forget Colonel Mustard with his dinky old lead pipe in the library.• I can't believe they charge $8.95 for this dinky salad!nDinky (also Dinky toy) trademark  na well-known type of small toy car or other toy vehicle. Dinky toys have been popular in the UK since the 1940s and many people collect them.Origin dinky (1700-1800) Scottish English dink “neat”

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Dinky
Dinky (also ˈDinky ˌtoy) trademark
a well-known type of small toy car or other toy vehicle. Dinky toys have been popular in the UK since the 1940s and many people collect them.

dinky
din‧ky /ˈdɪŋki/ adjective informal1. British English small and attractive:
    a dinky little bag
2. American English too small and often not very nice:
    It was a really dinky hotel room.

dinkyBrE /ˈdɪŋki/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɪŋki/ 🔊 adjective (informal) (BrE, approving) small and neat in an attractive way 小巧的；小而精致的◆What a dinky little hat! 多么漂亮的小帽子啊！🔊🔊(NAmE, disapproving) too small 微不足道的；不起眼的；无足轻重的◆I grew up in a dinky little town that didn't even have a movie theater. 我生长在一个无名小镇，那里连个电影院都没有。🔊🔊