英语词汇“grotesque”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

grotesque

(groʊtesk )

Word forms: grotesques

1. adjective

You say that something is grotesque when it is so unnatural, unpleasant, and exaggerated that it upsets or shocks you.

...the grotesque disparities between the wealthy few and nearly everyone else.

...a country where grotesque abuses are taking place.

Synonyms: absurd, ridiculous, ludicrous, preposterous

grotesquely adverb

He called it the most grotesquely tragic experience that he's ever had.

2. adjective

If someone or something is grotesque, they are very ugly.

They tried to avoid looking at his grotesque face and his crippled body.

grotesquely adverb [ADVERB adjective/-ed]

...grotesquely deformed beggars.

3. countable noun

A grotesque is a person who is very ugly in a strange or unnatural way, especially one in a novel or painting.

Grass's novels are peopled with outlandish characters: grotesques, clowns, scarecrows, dwarfs.

Collocations:

grotesque parody

He had become a grotesque parody of himself and the gallery at last began to avert its eyes.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

I didn't want to be some grotesque parody of womanhood.

The Sun (2009)

A grotesque parody Perhaps that's fine.

The Sun (2014)

Translations:

Chinese: 荒唐的, 怪异的人

Japanese: グロテスクな, グロテスクな人

单词	grotesque
释义	grotesque (groʊtesk ) Word forms: grotesques 1. adjective You say that something is grotesque when it is so unnatural, unpleasant, and exaggerated that it upsets or shocks you. ...the grotesque disparities between the wealthy few and nearly everyone else. ...a country where grotesque abuses are taking place. Synonyms: absurd, ridiculous, ludicrous, preposterous grotesquely adverb He called it the most grotesquely tragic experience that he's ever had. 2. adjective If someone or something is grotesque, they are very ugly. They tried to avoid looking at his grotesque face and his crippled body. grotesquely adverb [ADVERB adjective/-ed] ...grotesquely deformed beggars. 3. countable noun A grotesque is a person who is very ugly in a strange or unnatural way, especially one in a novel or painting. Grass's novels are peopled with outlandish characters: grotesques, clowns, scarecrows, dwarfs. Collocations: grotesque parody He had become a grotesque parody of himself and the gallery at last began to avert its eyes. Times, Sunday Times (2011) I didn't want to be some grotesque parody of womanhood. The Sun (2009) A grotesque parody Perhaps that's fine. The Sun (2014) Translations: Chinese: 荒唐的, 怪异的人 Japanese: グロテスクな, グロテスクな人
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