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downright adv.彻底地；完全地adj.彻底的；明白的；率直的 (1) 他岂止不体谅人，简直是十分粗暴。(2) 她叔叔是个十足的危险人物。(3) 那是个彻头彻尾的谎言。(4) 他们的声明是彻头彻尾的废话。(5) 他是那种直爽的人。 Downright works as an adjective or adverb, so you can describe your dad's brownies as downright delicious, your sister's terrible jokes as downright awful, or your loss of the spelling bee as a downright disgrace. In the thirteenth century, downright meant "straight down," but it had changed by 1300, to instead mean "thoroughly."

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英 ['daʊnraɪt] 美 ['daʊnraɪt] (1) He wasn't just inconsiderate, he was downright rude.(2) Her uncle was downright dangerous.(3) It's a downright lie.(4) Their statement was a downright inanity.(5) He is a downright sort of person. The adjective downright is used to emphasize something, or to mean "utterly." For example, you could say that your brother's loud and junky old car is a downright embarrassment. 1[ADV 副词](强调令人不快或负面的事或行为)彻头彻尾地，十足地，完全地 You use downright to emphasize unpleasant or bad qualities or behaviour.   [ADV adj]  [ADJ n]  [emphasis]...ideas that would have been downright dangerous if put into practice...如果付诸实践就会极度危险的想法She was often downright rude to him.她常对他十分粗鲁。Downright is also an adjective....suspicion and downright hostility.怀疑和十足的敌意...downright bad manners.完全没有礼貌

英语单词	downright
英美音标	英 ['daʊnraɪt] 美 ['daʊnraɪt]
中文释义	adv.彻底地；完全地 adj.彻底的；明白的；率直的
英语例句	(1) He wasn't just inconsiderate, he was downright rude. (2) Her uncle was downright dangerous. (3) It's a downright lie. (4) Their statement was a downright inanity. (5) He is a downright sort of person.
中文例句	(1) 他岂止不体谅人，简直是十分粗暴。 (2) 她叔叔是个十足的危险人物。 (3) 那是个彻头彻尾的谎言。 (4) 他们的声明是彻头彻尾的废话。 (5) 他是那种直爽的人。
vocabulary简明	The adjective downright is used to emphasize something, or to mean "utterly." For example, you could say that your brother's loud and junky old car is a downright embarrassment.
vocabulary扩展	Downright works as an adjective or adverb, so you can describe your dad's brownies as downright delicious, your sister's terrible jokes as downright awful, or your loss of the spelling bee as a downright disgrace. In the thirteenth century, downright meant "straight down," but it had changed by 1300, to instead mean "thoroughly."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADV 副词](强调令人不快或负面的事或行为)彻头彻尾地，十足地，完全地 You use downright to emphasize unpleasant or bad qualities or behaviour. [ADV adj] [ADJ n] [emphasis] ...ideas that would have been downright dangerous if put into practice... 如果付诸实践就会极度危险的想法 She was often downright rude to him. 她常对他十分粗鲁。 Downright is also an adjective. ...suspicion and downright hostility. 怀疑和十足的敌意 ...downright bad manners. 完全没有礼貌

Downright Adjective Emphasize Bad 英 Daʊnraɪt] 美 Daʊnraɪt Adv.彻底地；完全地