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Monstrous Describe Extremely Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词   [Usu Adj N

英语单词 monstrous
英美音标 英 ['mɒnstrəs] 美 ['mɑːnstrəs]
中文释义 adj.怪异的;畸形的;巨大的
英语例句 (1) It is a thing of monstrous beauty.
(2) This is often seen in monstrous plants.
(3) The tree planted by the magician quickly grew to a monstrous height.
中文例句 (1) 这东西真是体现了畸形美。
(2) 这在畸形的植物中是常常看到的。
(3) 魔术师种下的树很快就长得极其高大。
vocabulary简明 Monstrous is an adjective that describes something gross or shocking. It can refer to the size, shape, or general look of something. If your face or body is monstrous, it's misshapen and horrifying to look at.
vocabulary扩展 The word monstrous describes something that you'd like to avoid looking at, if at all possible. The word comes from the Latin monstruosus, which means "unnatural, deviating from the natural order, hideous." When discussing size, monstrous means that something or someone is so huge it's frightening. Monstrous can also describe someone or something that's extremely cruel or brutal, like a monstrous dictator or monstrous lies.
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]骇人听闻的;极不公正的 If you describe a situation or event as monstrous, you mean that it is extremely shocking or unfair.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • She endured the monstrous behaviour for years...

    多年来,她一直忍受着这种骇人听闻的暴行。

  • I just hope the people who committed this monstrous evil will be able to live with themselves.

    我只是希望犯下这种骇人罪行的人能承受良心的谴责。

monstrously
  • Your husband's family has behaved monstrously.

    你婆家人的行为实在可恶。

2
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](令人不悦之物)巨大的;特大规模的 If you describe an unpleasant thing as monstrous, you mean that it is extremely large in size or extent.
  [usu ADJ n]
  [emphasis]
  • ...a monstrous copper edifice...

    又大又难看的铜制建筑物

  • It was blowing a monstrous gale.

    狂风肆虐。

monstrously
  • It would be monstrously unfair...

    这样会极不公正。

  • Monstrously inflated prices are designed to keep people like us at bay.

    疯狂飞涨的价格会使像我们这样的人走投无路。

3
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]可怕的;丑陋怪异的 If you describe something as monstrous, you mean that it is extremely frightening because it appears unnatural or ugly.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • ...the film's monstrous fantasy figure.

    电影里虚构出来的恐怖形象

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