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having or showing a lack of respect for other people and their feelings 粗鲁的；无礼的；粗野的 a rude comment/remark 粗鲁的评论/话 He started swearing and using rude words. 他开始骂人和使用粗鲁的语言。 There’s no need to be rude! 没必要无礼！ She is bossy, rude and arrogant. 她专横、粗鲁、傲慢。 a rude waiter 粗鲁的侍者 I don’t wish to be rude, but I have another appointment in five minutes. 我不想无礼，但我五分钟后还有一个约会。 I don't mean to sound rude, but I have no idea what you're talking about. 我无意冒犯，但我不知道你在说什么。 - rude to somebody
The man was downright rude to us. 这个家伙对我们无礼至极。 Why are you so rude to your mother? 你为什么对你的母亲这么没礼貌？ - rude about something
She was very rude about my driving. 她对我的开车方法横加指责。 - rude to somebody about something
He's always rude to me about my singing. 他总是对我唱歌很粗鲁。 - rude to do something
It's rude to speak when you're eating. 吃东西的时候说话不礼貌。 - rude of somebody to do something
How rude of me not to offer you something to drink! 我不给你点喝的，真没礼貌！
Synonyms ruderude- cheeky
- insolent
- disrespectful
- impolite
- impertinent
- discourteous
- rude having or showing a lack of respect for other people and their feelings:
Why are you so rude to your mother? 你为什么对你的母亲这么没礼貌？ It’s rude to speak when you’re eating. 吃东西时说话不礼貌。
- cheeky (British English, informal) (especially of children) rude in a funny or an annoying way:
You cheeky monkey! 你这厚脸皮的猴崽子！ a cheeky grin 厚颜无耻的龇牙一笑
- insolent (rather formal
) very rude, especially to somebody who is older or more important （尤指对长者、重要人士）粗野的、无礼的、侮慢的 - disrespectful (rather formal
) showing a lack of respect for somebody/something: 指不尊敬、无礼、轻蔑： Some people said he had been disrespectful to the president in his last speech. 有些人说他在最近一次讲话中对总统不尊重。
- impolite (rather formal
) not behaving in a pleasant way that follows the rules of society: 指不礼貌、粗鲁： Some people think it is impolite to ask someone’s age. 有些人认为询问别人的年龄是不礼貌的。
- impertinent (rather formal
) not showing respect for somebody who is older or more important 指（对长者或重要人士）粗鲁无礼、不尊敬 - discourteous (formal
) having bad manners and not showing respect: 指不礼貌、失礼、粗鲁： He didn’t wish to appear discourteous. 他不想显得没礼貌。
- rude/cheeky/disrespectful/impolite/discourteous to somebody
- rude/impolite/impertinent to do something
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesa2He wasn't just impolite—he was downright rude. 他不仅仅是不礼貌，他简直是无礼透顶。 He's very rude about her cooking. 他对她的烹饪十分挑剔。 I hope you won't think me rude if I leave early. 如果我提早离开，希望你不要认为我无礼。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- to
- (especially British English) (North American English usually crude)
connected with sex or the body in a way that people find offensive or embarrassing 猥亵的；下流的 a rude gesture 下流的手势 Someone made a rude noise. 有人发出了淫猥的噪音。 The joke is too rude to repeat. 这个笑话太下流，不宜重复。
- [only before noun] (formal)
sudden, unpleasant and unexpected 突然的；突如其来的；猛烈的 - (literary)
made in a simple, basic way 简单的；粗糙的；原始的 rude shacks 简陋的小屋
Word OriginMiddle English (in sense (4), also ‘uncultured’): from Old French, from Latin rudis ‘unwrought’ (referring to handicraft), figuratively ‘uncultivated’; related to rudus ‘broken stone’.
Idioms
in rude health
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looking or feeling very healthy 非常健康；十分健壮