clumsy,inferior,maladroit,poor,crude ;
[例句] 我们强烈反对这个拙劣的、欠考虑的决定。 We deplore this lamentably ill-advised decision.
[例句] 多么拙劣的借口! What a wretched excuse.
chokey,stuffy,[医] asphyctic,asphyctous,asphyxial ;
[例句] 那座城市的街道肮脏不堪,弥漫着令人窒息的废气。 The city's streets are filthy and choked with exhaust fumes.
[例句] 她厌倦了自己生活令人窒息的一成不变。 She was bored with the deadening routine of her life.
starlike,starry,[医] astroid,stellate,stellated ;
[例句] 此组织由星形的网状细胞组成. This tissue is composed of stellate retioular cells.
[例句] 瓶子是星形的,在瓶口处有个朋克钉一样的指环. The bottle is star - shaped with a ring of spikes around the neck.
tatty,wearing,worn,worn-out,attrite ;
[例句] 将用钢缆替换磨损的绳索。 Steel cable will be used to replace worn ropes.
[例句] 象牙磨损的速度快于生长的速度。 Elephants wear the tusk down faster than they can grow it.
imprudent,rash,[法] reckless,rude,impertinent ;
[例句] 她鲁莽的态度让克罗斯感到有点吃惊。 Cross was a little taken aback by her abrupt manner.
[例句] 一位大胆鲁莽的跳伞者今天从伦敦塔桥的桥顶跳了下去。 A daredevil parachutist jumped from the top of Tower Bridge today.
retrorse,reversed,[计] inverted,[医] anastrophic,return ;
[例句] 腿部, 膝关节是反向的. The legs, if transformed correctly , are reverse jointed at the knees.
[例句] 很遗憾, 这种兼容性是反向的,CD播放器不能播放DVD光盘. Unfortunately, this compatibility is backwards and so CD players will not play DVDs.
coarse,coarse-grained,[法] vulgar,uncouth,fescennine ;
[例句] 她说话声音很小,但是用了些特别粗俗的字眼儿。 She spoke in a quiet voice but used remarkably coarse expressions.
[例句] 他对那些人很有看法,看不起他们粗俗的举止。 He was critical of the people, disparaging of their crude manners.
empty,hollow,[计] nulla,unfruitful,bare ;
[例句] 除非我们到来,要不然那间小木屋一直都是空的。 The log cabin stayed empty, except when we came.
[例句] 空的物体会在水中浮起。 Empty things float.
baroque,bats,monstrous,uncouth,barpque ;
[例句] 卡尔惊叹道:“那是我所见过的最怪异的事情了。” "That's the weirdest thing I've ever seen," marveled Carl.
[例句] 怪异的是,她看起来竟有些面熟,这让托尼心慌意乱。 Tony was unnerved by the uncanny familiarity of her face.
extrusive,outstanding,[计] highlighted,projecting,prominent ;
[例句] 房子矗立在松树丛中一块突出的岩石上。 The house stands on a shelf of rock among pines.
[例句] 我认为我们的成绩算是突出的。 I believe our results are not untypical.
confused,bemused,confounded,delusive,delusory ;
[例句] 他去世前的最后一批画作也许是最让人困惑的。 His very last paintings are perhaps the most puzzling.
[例句] 令人困惑的是,盲人对亮光也有反应。 Confusingly, blind people also respond to the light.
ignorant,empty-headed,[法] guiltless,uninformed,innocent ;
[例句] 无知的观点 an uneducated point of view
[例句] 极爱吹毛求疵的人往往是心胸狭窄和无知的人. The intensely critical spirit is often the narrow - minded and ignorant one.
decent,easy,free,generous,handsome ;
[例句] 你开局先让我一步,真是够大方的. It's very sporting of you to give me an initial advantage.
[例句] 她一定要在他们面前显露出她最漂亮最大方的本相. She must look and be her prettiest and most unconcerned self.
fancy,peculiar,[法] singular,queer,freakish ;
[例句] 琼斯自己是个奇特的混合体,既保守又激进。 Jones himself was a curious mixture of ra-dicalism and conservatism.
[例句] 这个形状奇特的美丽湖泊周长约有15,000英尺。 This beautiful and curiously shaped lake lies at around fifteen thousand feet.
humble,blackguard,boorish,coarse,blackguardly ;
[例句] 三角钢琴被代之以一架粗鄙的小电子琴。 The grand piano has been replaced with a small, inelegant electric model.
[例句] 在公共汽车上大声喧哗是一种粗鄙的行为. Talking loudly on a bus is a sign of vulgarity.
entire,entireness,[机] total,overall,corporate ;
[例句] 它们必须各就各位, 为全体的共同利益而协力工作. They must work together, each in his proper sphere, for the common good of all.
[例句] 他做得比我们其馀全体的人做得还多. He did more than all the rest of us together.
barefaced,declared,[法] flagrant,unashamed,overt ;
[例句] 克丽丝特布尔带着公然的敌意看着罗恩。 Christabel looked at Ron with open hostility.
[例句] 公然的贿选企图 a blatant attempt to buy votes
rough,scraggly,shock,unkempt,blowzy ;
[例句] 特迪用自己的粗手指头捋了一下浓密蓬乱的头发。 Teddy ran thick fingers through his unruly thatch of hair.
[例句] 蒂姆留着蓬乱的长发。 Tim has longish, shaggy hair.
indecent,obscene,[法] blue,underbred,dirty ;
[例句] 听说有些知名演员也参加了这些下流的聚会。 Apparently, well known actors were at these filthy parties.
[例句] 他很喜欢用无礼、下流的双关语。 He has a fondness for outrageous double entendre.
yellow,maize,[医] xanchromatic,xanthic,flav. ;
[例句] 海港的水面上闪烁着绿色和黄色的灯光。 Green and yellow lights blinked on the surface of the harbour.
[例句] 树叶在秋日的晨曦中泛出红黄色的光。 The fall foliage glowed red and yellow in the morning sunlight.