| 单词 | downright |
| 释义 | downright (daʊnraɪt ) adverb [ADVERB adjective] You use downright to emphasize unpleasant or bad qualities or behaviour. [emphasis] ...ideas that would have been downright dangerous if put into practice. She was often downright rude to him. Synonyms: totally, completely, perfectly, extremely Downright is also an adjective. ...suspicion and downright hostility. ...downright bad manners. Collocations: downright embarrassing In fact, it was downright embarrassing for us. The Sun When it gets downright embarrassing, he might just begin to think that you're on the verge of appreciating him properly. Times, Sunday Times Precious few make sense, or even seem to match the music; some are downright embarrassing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its earbuds were also criticized for their poor fit, and their scratchy and downright embarrassing audio quality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For a downright evil breakfast, he dishes up waffles with maple syrup, dipped in hot, thick drinking chocolate. Times, Sunday Times Then there's the music, which ranges from the innocuous to the downright evil. Times, Sunday Times Day in, day out, they deal with society's troubled, brutalised innocents, or the downright evil, and few of us would wish to walk in their shoes. The Sun The filmmaker's soulcrushing, often downright evil, black comedy holds no sway with some. The Sun He's not fatal, but very pesky; not downright evil, just kind of mischievous. Globe and Mail Indeed, there were those who were downright hostile. Times, Sunday Times It was difficult to follow the trajectory of the ball for the longest time, so downright hostile was the manner in which the sisters struck it. Times, Sunday Times His attitude to those riding clean was contemptuous when not downright hostile; and when he spoke about doping, he needed you to understand it was none of your business. Times, Sunday Times Some reactions were downright hostile. Times, Sunday Times Social workers were downright hostile. Times, Sunday Times Just two days in, our senses have been battered by a non-stop avalanche of the incredible, the historic and the downright impossible. The Sun Insiders describe him as 'mercurial', 'volatile' and 'downright impossible' to work with. The Sun It was impressed upon us trainees that what might seem odd, unusual or even downright impossible circumstances set out by applicants were almost always real to them. Times, Sunday Times When things were good they were amazing but when things got bad they were downright nasty. The Sun She says they became 'downright nasty' after she gave them 20m. Times, Sunday Times He tried to ignore it, to act as if he didn't notice, but that only made the room worse: it got downright nasty. Times, Sunday Times I felt the same about most of the film's jokes, while finding some downright nasty. Times, Sunday Times A big one, with a downright nasty design. Times, Sunday Times It wasn't relaxing - in fact, it was downright painful - but it undid knots. Times, Sunday Times When it means reordering cherished beliefs or altering our self-image, it can be downright painful. Christianity Today I find it very uncomfortable, and sometimes downright painful. The Sun It's exhilarating, visionary and occasionally downright painful. Times, Sunday Times He also criticized the downright painful music, which he contrasted with the moody, atmospheric compositions the series was known for. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Without the living spark of the actual, however, the whole thing too often ends up somewhere on the spectrum between dry documentary and downright ridiculous. Times, Sunday Times He even had to deal with the downright ridiculous. The Sun His pictures might often, nowadays, look downright ridiculous, but they are no less riveting for that. Times, Sunday Times Here are seven of the most interesting, amazing and downright scary recent airline innovations, for your summer travel pleasure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And the directions - 'grate offal' - are downright scary. Times, Sunday Times Taken seriously, the words of this prayer are downright scary. Times, Sunday Times It's not always easy and it's sometimes downright scary, but he stands with us through it all. Christianity Today With no compulsory cycling tests, abilities on the road range from the skilled to the downright scary. Times, Sunday Times Their attempts to normalise the process by explaining questions that can seem 'downright silly', however, may baffle budding historians. Times, Sunday Times He could appear sinister or just downright silly. Times, Sunday Times It's a mind-curdling mixture of the gruesomely brutal and the downright silly, of the fairground sideshow and the symbol of profound faith. Times, Sunday Times They range from the practical, such as tax forms, to the downright silly, such as a virtual birthday cake where hidden sensors allow you to blow out the candles. Times, Sunday Times There are laughs aplenty, but this episodic and sometimes downright silly comedy also possesses dark shadings and shrewd, glancing nods to corrupt vanity, vapidity and waste. Times, Sunday Times It may not be pretty - in fact it might be downright ugly early on. The Sun (2015) In fact, they are downright ugly. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Find out the good, bad and downright ugly of what awaits the team and fans next summer. The Sun (2013) The outside is downright ugly. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Some stores are downright ugly. The Sun (2012) In fact, it's downright weird to have to write that sentence. Times, Sunday Times It's way, way beyond eccentric, it's well into downright weird. Times, Sunday Times They can be troublesome, though, and sometimes downright weird. The Sun Unfortunately, many of the things people do are downright weird. Times, Sunday Times Some have hailed him as a musical genius, while others believe that he was just downright weird. ST Translations: Chinese: 彻头彻尾地强调不快或负面事物 Japanese: 全く |
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