单词 | obscene |
释义 | obscene obscene /əbˈsiːn/ adjective C2 offensive, rude, or shocking, usually because of being too obviously related to sex or showing sex: » In the raid, police found several boxes of obscene DVDs.» He was jailed for making obscene phone calls (= ones in which unwanted sexual suggestions were made to the listener).» obscene language/graffitiThesaurus+: ↑Relating to sex and sexual desire , ↑Rude and cheekyC2 morally wrong, often describing something that is wrong because it is too large: » to make obscene profits» The salaries some company directors earn are obscene.Thesaurus+: ↑Morally wrong and evil , ↑Dishonestobscenely /-li/ adverb► F0» He's obscenely rich/fat/cruel.Thesaurus+: ↑Morally wrong and evil , ↑DishonestThesaurus+: ↑Relating to sex and sexual desire , ↑Rude and cheeky • • • Extra Examples:» Somebody's been posting obscene messages in this chat room.» Recently she has been the target of a series of obscene phone calls.» His paintings are just obscene.» They scrawled obscene messages on his car windscreen. |
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