| 单词 | hideous |
| 释义 | hideous (once / 368 pages) adj Hideous is a word that means extremely ugly. Anything or anybody that is painful — and a little scary — to look at is hideous. This is a strong word. If you have a zit on your nose, you might feel hideous, but you're probably not. Only terrifyingly ugly people and things are truly hideous. In horror movies, the special effects team tries to make the monsters hideous, so moviegoers will be scared. This word can also be a more general term for awful things. For example, you could say the effects of a concussion are so severe that they're hideous. WORD FAMILYhideous: hideously, hideousness+/hideousness: hideousnesses USAGE EXAMPLESSure, the practicalities are hideous – no cabs, endless crowds and queues, quite a lot of mugging – but still! The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) It contained a broader truth but in that week was a hideous lie. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) Let me be clear from the outset: IVF treatment is far more hideous for women. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) 1adj grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror a hideous pattern of injustice Syn horrid, horrific, outrageous offensive unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses 2adj so extremely ugly as to be terrifying a hideous scar Syn repulsive ugly displeasing to the senses |
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