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单词 obscene
释义 obscene
obscene /əbˈsiːn/ adjective
1
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 cheeky
2
C2 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
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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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