hideous

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托福GRE Collins 1

s. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
s. so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

a. 丑恶的, 可憎的, 令人沮丧的

Collins 星级

9,849

BNC 频率

10,934

使用频率

hideous 可以拆分为 hide（隐藏）和后缀 -ous（形容词后缀，表示“具有...性质的”）。联想到“隐藏”的东西往往是丑陋的，因此可以理解为“丑陋的”。

例句

1. The monster in the movie was so hideous that I couldn't watch it.

电影里的怪物太可怕了，我无法观看。

2. She thought the old building was hideous and wanted to see it demolished.

她觉得那座老建筑很丑，想要看到它被拆除。

3. His hideous sweater made everyone laugh at the party.

他那件丑陋的毛衣让聚会上所有人都笑了。