| 英语单词 | vulgar |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['vʌlɡə(r)] 美 ['vʌlɡər] |
| 中文释义 | adj.通俗的;粗俗的;乡土的 n.平民,百姓 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Life is a vulgar flare amid the cool radiance. (2) The vice premier led a vulgar life in his hometown after he resigned. (3) Her taste in clothing is rather vulgar. (4) Putting food into one's mouth with a knife is considered vulgar in England. (5) His father still speaks the vulgar language of the country. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 生命只是惨淡的星光里的平凡的一闪. (2) 那位副总理辞职后在故乡过着平民生活。 (3) 她穿着相当俗气。 (4) 在英国,用刀把食物送进嘴里被认为是粗鲁的行为。 (5) 他父亲还是讲乡下的土语。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Someone who's vulgar has bad taste, and could also be called unrefined or unsophisticated. Your snobby neighbor might mutter about your family's vulgar taste if you paint your house with rainbow stripes. |
| vocabulary扩展 | From the Latin vulgus, meaning "the common people," vulgar is an adjective that can describe anything from the sexually explicit to the merely ugly and crass. Many people believe that there's an important difference between things that are sexually frank and things that are vulgar. "Erotica" can be beautiful and even highbrow, while "pornography" is crude and vulgar. My friend Arnie loves the lights and glamour of Times Square, while Cintra finds all the bright-colored, corporate logos to be vulgar. |
| 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]粗俗的;庸俗的;俗气的;不雅的 If you describe something as vulgar, you think it is in bad taste or of poor artistic quality. [disapproval]
vulgarity
2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](图画、姿势或言论)下流的,猥亵的 If you describe pictures, gestures, or remarks as vulgar, you dislike them because they refer to sex or parts of the body in a rude way that you find unpleasant. [disapproval]
vulgarity
3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]粗俗的;无礼的;粗鄙的;粗鲁的 If you describe a person or their behaviour as vulgar, you mean that they lack taste or behave rudely. [disapproval]
vulgarity
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