atrocious

英 [ə'trəʊʃəs] 美 [ə'troʊʃəs]

• adj. 残暴的；骇人听闻的；糟透的

英英释义

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"
   

例句

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?

经典引文

• Here all atrocious criminals were excluded.

  出自： T. Pennant

• Your pity for the world's young manhood in that atrocious war.

  出自： P. H. Gibbs

• Spots where diabolical plots must be hatched, atrocious murders planned.

  出自： M. Lowry

近反义词

【近义词】

• cruel 残酷的
• terrible 可怕的
• awful 糟糕的
• horrible 可怕的
• dreadful 可怕的
• wicked 坏的
• brutal 野蛮的
• vile 恶劣的
• frightful 可怕的
• ruthless 残忍的
• savage 野性的
• abominable 讨厌的
• contemptible 可鄙的
• accursed 可憎的
• black 黑的
• criminal 罪犯
• abhorrent 令人憎恶的
• wretched 可怜的
• appalling 令人震惊的
• vicious 恶毒的
• fearful 担心的
• evil 邪恶的
• dire 可怕的
• horrific 可怕的
• horrendous 可怕的
• hideous 丑陋的
• ghastly 可怕的
• outrageous 过分的
• grievous 痛苦的
• ugly 丑陋的
• horrifying 令人震惊的
• painful 痛苦的
• flagitious 穷凶极恶的
• monstrous 怪异的
• unspeakable 不能以言语表达的...