very bad or unpleasant 極差的；令人厭惡的；令人不悅的 He had a nasty accident. 他出了嚴重的事故。 The news gave me a nasty shock. 這消息可把我嚇死了。 I got a nasty surprise when I opened the door and saw who was there. 當我打開門看到誰在那裏時，我大吃一驚。 I had a nasty feeling that he would follow me. 我有一種極糟糕的預感：他會跟着我。 This coffee has a nasty taste. 這咖啡真難喝。 Don't buy that coat—it looks cheap and nasty. 别買那件外套，一看就是差勁的便宜貨。
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unkind; unpleasant 不友好的；惡意的；令人不愉快的 She's always making nasty remarks about people. 她總是說别人的壞話。 the nastier side of her character 她個性較爲惡毒的一面 He has a nasty temper. 他脾氣很壞。 Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself. 生活總是令人厭煩地重複着。 That was a nasty little trick. 這是個可惡的小騙局。 Some of these reality TV shows can be downright nasty. . 這些電視真人秀節目中有一些非常討厭。。 - nasty to somebody
Don't be so nasty to your brother. 别對你弟弟那麽兇。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2Kevin seems to enjoy being nasty to his sisters. 凱文好像以對姊妹們發脾氣爲樂。 She was nasty about everyone. 她對誰都很兇。 a nasty little man 龌龊小人
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dangerous or serious 危險的；嚴重的 a nasty bend (= dangerous for cars going fast) 危險的彎道 a nasty injury 重傷 gang warfare of a thoroughly nasty kind 極爲危險的幫派火拚
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offensive; in bad taste 無禮的；污穢的；下流的 to have a nasty mind 思想肮髒 nasty jokes 下流的笑話
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Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin.
Idioms
get/turn nasty
to start making threats or become violent 翻臉；變兇 to become bad or unpleasant 變壞；變得令人討厭
leave a bad/nasty taste in the mouth
(of events or experiences 事件或經歷 to make you feel upset or ashamed afterwards 使後來感到厭惡（或羞恥）；留下壞印象 The whole business left a bad taste in my mouth. 整件事讓我苦不堪言。
a nasty piece of work
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a person who is unpleasant, unkind or dishonest 惡棍；令人討厭的人；靠不住的人 Don’t trust him; he’s a nasty piece of work. 不要相信他；他是個討厭的家夥。 He's a thoroughly nasty piece of work. 他是一個極爲陰險的家夥。