| 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]
monstrously
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]
monstrously
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]
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