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Notorious Notoriously Ly Adj Country No·Tori·Ous Nəʊˈtɔːriəs Noʊˈtɔːriəs

The adjective "notorious" means to be well-known for something bad. It is often used with the preposition "for" and is used to describe people, places, or things that have a bad reputation.

The adjective "notorious" means to be well-known for something bad. It is often used with the preposition "for" and is used to describe people, places, or things that have a bad reputation.

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/noʊtɔ͟ːriəs/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]声名狼藉的;臭名昭著的;众所周知的 To be notorious means to be well-known for something bad.
  [oft ADJ for n/-ing]
  • ...an area notorious for drugs, crime and violence...

    因毒品、犯罪和暴力而臭名昭著的地区

  • She told us the story of one of Britain's most notorious country house murders.

    她给我们讲述了英国最有名的一起乡村别墅谋杀案。

notoriously
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famous
  • The train company is overstaffed and notoriously inefficient...

    铁路公司冗员过多,工作效率出了名地低。

  • He worked mainly in New York City where living space is notoriously at a premium...

    他主要在纽约市工作,那儿的住房出了名地昂贵。

  • Doctors notoriously neglect their own health and fail to seek help when they should.

    众所周知,医生不注意自身的健康,而且在应该求助时也不这么做。


Oxford no·tori·ous / nəʊˈtɔːriəs ; NAmE noʊˈtɔːriəs / adjective well known for being bad 声名狼藉的;臭名昭著的 a notorious criminal 恶名昭彰的罪犯 notoriousfor sth/for doing sth The country is notorious for its appalling prison conditions. 这个国家因监狱状况恶劣而臭名远扬。 notoriousas sth The bar has become notorious as a meeting-place for drug dealers. 这家酒吧作为毒品贩子接头的场所已变得声名狼藉。 no·tori·ous·ly / nəʊˈtɔːriəsli ; NAmE noʊˈtɔːriəsli / adverb Mountain weather is notoriously difficult to predict. 山地气候难以预料是人所共知的。 no·tori·ous / nəʊˈtɔːriəs ; NAmE noʊˈtɔːriəs / no·tori·ous·ly / nəʊˈtɔːriəsli ; NAmE noʊˈtɔːriəsli /
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notoriousno‧to‧ri‧ous /nəʊˈtɔːriəs, nə- $ noʊ-, nə-/ ●○○ adjective
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famous or well known for something bad SYN  infamous:  a notorious computer hacker notorious cases of human rights abusesnotorious for a judge notorious for his cruelty and corruption see thesaurus at
famous
notoriously adverb:  Statistics can be notoriously unreliable. The program is notoriously difficult to learn.
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notorious

[nəʊˈtɔ:riəs]

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臭名昭著的(100%)
adj.声名狼藉的,臭名昭著的

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