tony
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++to·ny /ˈtəʊni $ ˈtoʊ-/ adjective American English informal FASHIONABLEfashionable and expensive 时尚的;昂贵的 We met in a tony restaurant uptown. 我们在市郊一家豪华的饭店见面。
Examples from the Corpus
tony• First located downtown, the shop now has a location in tony Chevy Chase and another at the Watergate.• A woman who sold cosmetics at a tony Houston department store said she relied on sales associates to get customers.• There will be a new chef at another sophisticated Bay Area restaurant, this one in tony Mill Valley.• a tony resort hotel• Panhandlers, empty storefronts and less tony stores are nearby in all directions.• Sushi restaurants that cater to techies and tony taco bars overflow at lunchtime.Origin tony (1800-1900) toneto·ny adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus expensive fashionable and
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tony
to‧ny /ˈtəʊni $ ˈtoʊ-/
adjective American English informal
We met in a tony restaurant uptown.
to‧ny /ˈtəʊni $ ˈtoʊ-/
adjective American English informal Date: 1800-1900
Origin: tone
fashionable and expensive:Origin: tone
Tony
ˈTony Aˌward
(also Tony) noun [countable]
a prize given to the best theatre actor, best actress, best play etc, shown in New York in a particular year
ˈTony Aˌward
(also Tony) noun [countable]a prize given to the best theatre actor, best actress, best play etc, shown in New York in a particular year
becoming