disgusting adv. ⇨disgusting1 (smell disgusting)⇨disgusting2 (a disgusting thing to say)disgusting2
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smell/taste disgusting气味难闻;味道难吃a disgusting thing to say说出来让人气愤的事disgusting ♦︎ distasteful ♦︎ sickening ♦︎ hateful ♦︎ repugnant ♦︎ abominableThese words all describe sth that you think is unacceptable and shocking.这些词均表示某事不堪的、令人震惊的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达令人震惊的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆disgusting / distasteful / hateful / repugnant / abominable to sb◆disgusting / distasteful / sickening / hateful / repugnant / abominable that...◆a disgusting / an abominable practice◆a sickening / an abominable crime◆to find sth disgusting / distasteful / repugnant◆absolutely / quite disgusting / sickening / hateful / repugnant■disgusting (ratherinformal, especiallyspoken) shocking and unacceptable, especially for moral reasons(尤指因道德原因)令人气愤的,不能接受的◆I think it's disgusting that they're closing the hospital.他们要关闭这家医院,我认为这事让人无法接受。◆That's a disgusting thing to say.那件事说出来会让人气愤。ⓘ Disgusting is commonly used in spoken English to describe things you disapprove of for moral reasons, but they are usually not such absolutely evil things as some of the other words describe. * disgusting常用在口语中,指某事由于道德原因而让人不赞成,但通常又不是如其他词所形容的绝对邪恶的事情◆a cruel and disgusting regime which tortures its opponents see also disgust ⇨ shockverb▸disgust
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[uncountable] ◆Much to my disgust they refused to help.他们不肯帮忙,令我感到很气愤。◆He walked away in disgust.他厌恶地走开了。■distasteful (ratherformal) unpleasant, especially because it deals with subjects such as death, sex or crime in a shocking or offensive way让人反感的,令人不舒服的(尤指涉及死亡、性或犯罪等方面)◆Parts of this story may be distasteful, even shocking.这个故事中有些内容可能让人反感,甚至骇人听闻。◆Some viewers might find the pictures distasteful.有些观众可能会觉得这些照片令人不舒服。▸distaste
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[uncountable, singular] ◆He looked around the filthy room in distaste.他厌恶地环顾了一下那个肮脏的房间。◆She felt a distaste for anything to do with bodily functions.她觉得与身体机能有关的任何事情都让她反感。■sickeningextremely shocking, especially because it involves sb being physically hurt令人震惊的,让人揪心的(尤指涉及肉体伤害)◆She was the victim of a sickening attack.她是一次令人发指的袭击事件的受害者。◆His head hit the ground with a sickening thud.他的头撞在了地上,那声闷响让人揪心。ⓘ Sickening is often used to describe a sound that makes you think sb has been hurt or sth has been badly damaged. * sickening常用于描述让人联想到有人受伤或某物被严重毁坏的声响。■hateful (ratherformal) extremely unpleasant or cruel, or morally unacceptable可恶的;残酷的;令人厌恶的◆I tried to ignore her hateful words.我尽量不理会她那些令人讨厌的话。◆The idea of fighting their own people was hateful to them.一想到要同自己人交战,他们就十分难受。■repugnant rɪˈpʌgnənt (formal) completely unacceptable, especially because it goes against your beliefs about what is morally right令人厌恶的;使人极度反感的◆We found his suggestion quite repugnant.我们觉得他的建议让人很反感。◆The idea of eating meat was repugnant to her.一想到吃肉她就恶心。NOTE辨析 Hateful or repugnant?Hateful usually describes ideas that most people would find unacceptable. Repugnant can also describe ideas that are unacceptable to a particular person, but not to some other people. * hateful通常描述大多数人都讨厌的想法;repugnant还可以描述某人所不能接受的想法,但别人可能并不觉得讨厌◆We found his suggestion quite repugnant.我们觉得他的建议让人很反感。◆We found his suggestion quite hateful.■abominable əˈbɒmɪnəbl (ratherformal) extremely cruel and shocking使人憎恶的;令人发指的◆The judge described the attack as an abominable crime.法官称这次袭击是令人发指的罪行。ⓘ Abominable is sometimes used in slightly more informal language in an exaggerated way, to describe behaviour that is not physically cruel but shows no thought for other people's feelings or wishes. * abominable有时以夸张的形式用于不太正式的语境,描述那些本身并不残忍但却不顾及他人感情和意愿的行为◆I think you are utterly selfish and your behaviour has been abominable.我觉得你特别自私,而你的行为也十分可恶。disgusting1
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smell/taste disgusting气味难闻;味道难吃a disgusting thing to say说出来让人气愤的事➡ See also the entry for terrible1另见terrible条第1义disgusting ♦︎ foul ♦︎ revolting ♦︎ repulsive ♦︎ offensive ♦︎ gross ♦︎ nauseatingThese words all describe sth, especially a smell, taste or habit, that is extremely unpleasant and often makes you feel slightly ill.这些词均表示气味或味道令人恶心,或习惯令人讨厌。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆disgusting / repulsive / offensive to sb◆a disgusting / a foul / a revolting / an offensive / a gross / a nauseating smell◆a disgusting / foul / gross / nauseating taste◆a disgusting / revolting / gross / nauseating habit◆disgusting / offensive / gross behaviour◆a disgusting / revolting / repulsive man / woman / person◆to find sb / sth disgusting / revolting / repulsive / offensive / nauseating◆to smell / taste disgusting / foul / gross◆really disgusting / foul / revolting / offensive / gross / nauseating◆quite disgusting / revolting / offensive / gross◆absolutely disgusting / foul / revolting■disgusting (especiallyspoken) extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill极其糟糕的;令人恶心的◆The kitchen was in a disgusting state.厨房的状况糟透了。◆What a disgusting smell!这气味真难闻!◆The sink was full of a disgusting black slime.洗碗槽里满是令人恶心的黑色污水。◆This tastes absolutely disgusting.这东西难吃极了。◆Picking your nose is a disgusting habit.抠鼻子是个令人讨厌的坏习惯。 see also disgust ⇨ shockverb▸disgust
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[uncountable] ◆She wrinkled her nose in disgust at the smell of urine.闻到了尿味,她恶心地皱起了鼻子。▸disgustingly
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◆The kitchen was disgustingly dirty.厨房里脏得令人作呕。■foul faʊl dirty, and tasting or smelling bad又脏又臭的;难闻的◆This tastes foul!这东西难吃极了!◆The air in the cell was foul.牢房里的空气臭烘烘的。◆She could smell his foul breath.她闻得到他那难闻的气息。◆Foul drinking water was blamed for the epidemic.人们把这次的流行病归咎于污浊的饮用水。■revoltingdisgusting极其糟糕的;令人恶心的◆The stew looked revolting.那炖菜看上去令人作呕。◆He's an absolutely revolting man.他是个极其令人讨厌的家伙。▸revoltingly
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◆a revoltingly sentimental story令人讨厌的伤感故事NOTE辨析 Disgusting or revolting?Both of these words are used to describe things that smell and taste unpleasant, unpleasant personal habits and people who have them. There is no real difference in meaning, but disgusting is more frequent, especially in spoken English. * disgusting和revolting均指气味或味道恶心,或指不良的个人习惯或有这些习惯的人令人讨厌,两词在含义上没有实质差别,只是disgusting使用频率更高些,尤用于口语中。■repulsive rɪˈpʌlsɪv (ratherformal) extremely unpleasant in a way that offends you or makes you feel slightly ill令人反感的;令人生厌的◆What a repulsive person!这个人真讨厌!◆He found her habits quite repulsive.他发现她有些习惯让人很反感。ⓘ Repulsive usually describes people, their behaviour or habits, which you may find offensive for physical or moral reasons. * repulsive通常指人、行为或习惯令人讨厌,原因可能在生理方面,也可能在道德方面。 see also repel ⇨ shockverb■offensive (formal) (especially of smells) extremely unpleasant(尤指气味)极其难闻的,令人不适的◆The problem is how to eliminate offensive smells from the processing plant.问题在于怎样才能消除加工厂那刺鼻的气味。■grossgrəʊs; NAmEgroʊs (informal, spoken) (of a smell, taste or personal habit) extremely unpleasant(气味、味道或个人习惯)令人不快的,使人厌恶的◆'He ate it with mustard.' 'Oh, gross!'“他用芥末拌着吃。”“啊,真恶心!”■nauseatingˈnɔːzieɪtɪŋ, ˈnɔːsieɪtɪŋmaking you feel that you want to vomit令人作呕的◆He woke to the nauseating smell of burning flesh.一觉醒来,他闻到了肉体烧焦发出的令人作呕的气味。 see also nauseous ⇨ sick2