atrocious

英[ə'trəʊʃəs] 美[ə'troʊʃəs]
  • adj. 残暴的;骇人听闻的;糟透的
TEM8 GRE
Adjective:
  1. shockingly brutal or cruel;

    "murder is an atrocious crime"
    "a grievous offense against morality"
    "a grievous crime"
    "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"

  2. exceptionally bad or displeasing;

    "atrocious taste"
    "abominable workmanship"
    "an awful voice"
    "dreadful manners"
    "a painful performance"
    "terrible handwriting"
    "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

  3. provoking horror;

    "an atrocious automobile accident"
    "a frightful crime of decapitation"
    "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"
    "war is beyond all words horrible"
    "an ugly wound"

1. The food here is atrocious.
这里的食物难以下咽。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She speaks French with an atrocious accent.
她讲法语带有很难听的口音。

来自《权威词典》

3. We work under atrocious conditions.
我们在很恶劣的环境下工作.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. They committed the most atrocious cruelties.
他们犯下了极其凶残的暴行.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. This is simply atrocious!
这还了得!

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. They committed the most atrocious cruelties.
      他们犯下了极其凶残的暴行。
    2. An atrocious accident happened this morning.
      今天上午发生了一起使人震惊的事故。
    3. Isn't the weather atrocious?
      天气真糟透了,是吧?