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stagy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++stag·y, stagey /ˈsteɪdʒi/ adjective  NORMALbehaviour that is stagy is not natural and is like the way an actor behaves on a stage 〔行为等〕不自然的,演戏似的,做作的 a very stagy manner 非常做作的举止stagily adverb
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stagyInstead, the cast simply walked about, making the walking dramatic without being stagy.He found it absurdly stagy, and was partly embarrassed, partly amused.I thought the program "I, Claudius" was a stagy bore.He has a second reason, spelled out in one of several stagy subplots.One of the men spotted her and emitted a stagy wolf-whistle.
stag·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
not is and Corpus behaviour stagy that natural is


stagy
stagy , stagey /ˈsteɪdʒi/ adjective
behaviour that is stagy is not natural and is like the way an actor behaves on a stage:
    a very stagy manner
—stagily adverb


stagy (also stagey) BrE /ˈsteɪdʒi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsteɪdʒi/ 🔊 adjectivenot natural, as if it is being acted by sb in a play 不自然的;做作的;演戏似的