very ugly or unpleasant synonym revolting十分丑陋的;令人厌恶的 a hideous face/building/dress 丑陋的面孔/建筑物/衣服 Their new colour scheme is hideous! 他们新的颜色搭配难看极了! a hideous crime 骇人听闻的罪行 The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare. 整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。 When they refused to let me leave my hotel, I thought, at first, it was all some hideous mistake. 当他们拒绝让我离开酒店时,我想,起初,这都是一些可怕的错误。
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancec1a fairly hideous shade of pink 相当难看的粉红色 She was wearing a hideous yellow dress. 她穿着一件难看的黄色连衣裙。 a hideous concrete church 丑陋的混凝土教堂
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHideous is used with these nouns:- beast
- grin
- monster
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French hidos, hideus, from hide, hisde ‘fear’, of unknown origin.