hokey effects

Chinese translation: 欠精致

00:23 Sep 4, 2006

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Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / Leopard VS Vista

English term or phrase: hokey effects

6. Core Animation
A low-level graphics technology aimed at developers, Core Animation will usher in a new generation of graphically animated application. Time Machine's hokey effects were designed with Core Animation, but I'm hopeful that other developers will do something cool with it (Apple did show off a gorgeous screensaver it created with the library). The end result is that Core Animation will not directly effect end users in Leopard until developers take advantage of it. Clearly, it was thrown out as a bone to the developer-heavy crowd.

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Chinese translation:欠精致

Explanation:
"hokey" , depending on the context, usually means "not very sleek", "not very smooth" or "not very sophisticated"

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欠精致

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以假亂真的效果

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hokey

欠精致

Explanation:
"hokey" , depending on the context, usually means "not very sleek", "not very smooth" or "not very sophisticated"

Example sentence(s):

Even with better writing than many rival US sci-fi shows, the production values with rickety sets and limited and somewhat hokey effects make them hard to digest for certain audiences.

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以假亂真的效果

Explanation:
hokey =【俚】假的
hok·ey (hk)
adj. hok·i·er, hok·i·est Slang
1. Mawkishly sentimental; corny.
2. Noticeably contrived; artificial.

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