| 单词 | rude |
| 释义 | ruderude /rud/ ●●● S2 adjective 1speaking or behaving in a way that is not polite and is likely to offend or annoy people OPP polite: He’s one of the rudest people I’ve ever met. I don’t mean to be rude, but I have to get going.rude to Why were you so rude to him?be rude of somebody “She didn’t even say thank you.” “Well, that was rude of her.”it’s rude (of somebody) to do something It’s rude to stare.THESAURUSimpolite formal – not polite: Chewing with your mouth open is impolite.insulting – saying or doing something that insults someone: He made some very insulting comments about her intelligence.tactless – carelessly saying or doing things that are likely to upset someone: It was tactless to ask her if she’d gained weight.offensive – likely to upset or offend people: His remarks are offensive to African Americans.obnoxious – behaving very badly and very rudely toward other people: One drunk and obnoxious customer was making rude comments about the waitresses.disrespectful – not showing respect for someone or something, when you should: The players should not be disrespectful to the coach.insolent formal – deliberately rude, especially to someone in authority: Instead of answering the question, she gave him an insolent stare.impertinent/impudent formal – impolite and not respectful, especially to someone who is older or more important: It was impudent of her to try to tell the teacher how to teach.2a rude awakening/shock a situation in which you suddenly realize something upsetting or bad: If they expect to win easily, they are in for a rude awakening.3literary made in a simple basic way SYN crude: The workers lived in rude wooden shacks. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French, Latin rudis raw, rough]—rudely adverb—rudeness noun [uncountable] |
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